no
/noʊ/ particle C2- Used to show disagreement, negation, denial, refusal, or prohibition. · No, you are mistaken.· No, you may not watch television now.
- Used to ask for confirmation. · The legal drinking age in the States is 21, no?
- Used to express sadness or disappointment. · "We lost." "No!"
- Used to express disbelief. · I got the job! / No! Really? That's fantastic!
- Used to show agreement with a negative question. · "Don’t you like milk?" "No." (i.e., "No, I don’t like milk.")
- Used together with an affirmative word or phrase to show agreement. · No, totally.· No, yeah, that's exactly right.
From the library
“It is no use,” said the old man, “there is no wine.”
“What, no wine?” said Dantès, turning pale, and looking alternately at the hollow cheeks of the old man and the empty cupboards.
“What, no wine?
There’d be no scope for imagination then, would there?
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