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how no

how no adverb: why is that not true?

Adverb

how no (not comparable)

  1. (Scotland) Why is that not true?
    • - I don't want to go out today.
      - How no?
    Synonyms:
    how come, why not, why?

Synonyms of how no

Questions about how no

What does how no mean?
How no means why is that not true?
What part of speech is how no?
How no is an adverb.

Words near how no in the dictionary

  1. how much do I owe you
  2. how much do you charge
  3. how much does it cost
  4. how much is it
  5. how my
  6. how no
  7. how now
  8. how old are you
  9. how say you
  10. how see
  11. how should I know

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