no

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no noun

A negating expression; an answer that shows disagreement or disapproval
A vote not in favor, or opposing a proposition“The workers voted on whether to strike, and there were thirty "yeses" and two "nos".”

no adverb

(now only used with different, with comparatives more and less, and informally with certain other adjectives such as good and fun) Not, not at all.“I just want to find out whether she's coming or no. (Scotland)”

no preposition

no adverb

At or towards the interior of a defined space, such as a building or room.“He ran to the edge of the swimming pool and dived in.”
Towards the speaker or other reference point.“For six hours the tide flows in, then for another six hours it flows out.”
So as to be enclosed or surrounded by something.“Bring the water to the boil and drop the vegetables in.”
Still eligible to play, e.g. able to bat in cricket and baseball.“He went for the wild toss but wasn't able to stay in.”

no noun

An abstract entity used to describe quantity.“Zero, one, −1, 2.5, and pi are all numbers.”
A numeral: a symbol for a non-negative integer.“The number 8 is usually made with a single stroke.”
An element of one of several sets: natural numbers, integers, rational numbers, real numbers, complex numbers, and sometimes extensions such as hypercomplex numbers, etc.“The equation e^{i\pi}+1=0 includes the most important numbers: 1, 0, \pi, i, and e.”
(Followed by a numeral; used attributively) Indicating the position of something in a list or sequence. Abbreviations: No or No., no or no. (in each case, sometimes written with a superscript "o", like Nº or №). The symbol "#" is also used in this manner.“Horse number 5 won the race.”