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Meanings of nay in English

Spanish
nones

A negative.

        nones

        A word used to show disagreement of something.

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              Examples for "no"
              Examples for "no"
              1
              Now a new problem: There was no clear way to open it.
              Storm Front
              2
              Evidently, no 'complete solution' to the 'Jewish problem' was yet in sight.
              Hitler 1936 - 1945: Nemesis
              3
              The answer is simple: 300 million years ago, there was no Atlantic.
              BBC
              4
              Of course, changing the rules is no guarantee of future good behaviour.
              Reuters
              5
              Of course Nice regrets saying no to a particular new pharmaceutical product.
              The Guardian
              1
              Beautiful as the land may be, that's a big nope from us.
              News.com.au
              2
              A few years ago, it might have been returned, but nope, not today.
              Caught
              3
              Not for those in need, you understand; nope, they're claiming it for themselves.
              The South African
              4
              Um, nope… What Porsche has done is quite remarkable in fact.
              The Irish Times
              5
              Like, it was supposed to be a jacket, but then, nope.
              Ebony
              Usage of nay in English
              1
              And it neatly encapsulates the fickle, nay treacherous, course of political fashion.
              The Irish Times
              2
              All our covenants in Him should be yea; not yea, and nay.
              The Covenants And The Covenanters / Covenants, Sermons, and Docu...
              3
              However I was equal to the emergency; nay, took advantage of it.
              Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, March 12, 1919
              4
              Look not at the small number; nay, rather seek the pure hearts.
              Bahá'í World Faith
              5
              Twice, nay, thrice I tried to speak calmly as the crisis demanded.
              The Master of Appleby / A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part w...
              6
              Here were the dukes, the cardinals, nay, the princes of the blood.
              A Book of Burlesques
              7
              And I'll nay accept the rantings of a possessed man as law.
              The grail king
              8
              He pardoned Isaura her success; nay, he was even pleased at it.
              The Parisians — Volume 06
              9
              Then the one said he was alive, and the others said nay.
              Bulfinch's Mythology
              10
              That dear wedding-day in five, nay, in four years, was lost anyhow.
              The Indian Lily and Other Stories
              11
              And it's nay more than three miles to the crossroads, he said.
              Dangerous Women
              12
              Double ends are often secured by single means; nay, almost always so.
              The Young Woman's Guide
              13
              Barbara did not miss him; nay, she was happiest during his absence.
              Barbara Blomberg — Volume 09
              14
              Men are universally their dupes; nay their slaves, though called their tyrants.
              The Adventures of Hugh Trevor
              15
              I must be gone; nay, stay me not, I am already late.
              The Wanderer's Necklace
              16
              The other chieftains will nay come while the moon of Cutios shines.
              Celtic fire
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              Translations for nay
              Spanish
              nones
              Nay through the time
              Nay across language varieties
              United Kingdom
              Common
              United States of America
              Rare