# noes

Pronunciation: say "NOHZ" US /noʊz/, UK /nəʊz/

## Noun

1. Plural of no. — plural of no
   - Simple: Plural of no. Use this when you mean more than one "no" answer or vote.
   - _When the chair counted the ballots, the noes outnumbered the ayes by a wide margin._
   - _A scattering of reluctant noes settled the question for good._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present indicative of no. *(colloquial)* — third-person singular simple present indicative of no
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of no. Use it with he, she, it, or a singular noun, meaning to say no to something.
   - _Whenever the committee proposes change, the senior member noes it outright._
   - _He noes any suggestion before he has even heard the reasons behind it._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/noes (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).