no /nəʊ/ sentence substitute used to express denial, disagreement, refusal, disapproval, disbelief, or acknowledgment of negative statements n ( pl noes, nos) an answer or vote of no (often plural) a person who votes in the negative the noes have it ⇒ there is a majority of votes in the negative not take no for an answer ⇒ to continue in a course of action despite refusals Compare yes …
