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Meaning of none in English. none. pronoun. us / nʌn / uk / nʌn / Add to word list. B1. not one (of a group of people or things), or not any: None of my children has/have blonde hair. "I'd like some more cheese ." "I'm sorry there's none left ." "Do you have any idea how much this cost ?" "None at all/None whatsoever ." Fewer examples.
pronoun. not any of a particular class. none of my letters has arrived. no-one; nobody. there was none to tell the tale. no part (of a whole); not any (of) none of it looks edible. none other. no other person.
The meaning of NONE is not any. How to use none in a sentence.
Synonyms for NONE: no, never, nothing, hardly, scarcely, on no account, by no means, ill; Antonyms of NONE: most, certainly, absolutely, surely, completely, definitely, quite, very.
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- have none of
- none but
- none other than
- second to none
- none the
- none too
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Britannica Dictionary definition of NONE
: to refuse to accept, allow, or be influenced by (a particular behavior) : to not allow someone to do (something)
•I will have none of that kind of talk in my house.
•The group petitioned to have the votes counted again, but the government would have none of that.
•They begged their mother to take them out for ice cream, but she was having none of it.
somewhat formal
: no person or kind of person except : only
•a sport for none but the most brave
•It was a request that none but the most coldhearted (person) could refuse.
— used to show that you are surprised or impressed by the person or thing you are about to mention
•It turns out I was sitting next to none other than the founder of the magazine.
: better than all others of the same kind
•His cakes are second to none. [=the cakes he makes are better than all other cakes]
— used in phrases with adjectives like worse, better, etc., to say that someone or something is not any worse, better, etc., than before — often + for
•We had to change our plans, but we were none the worse for it in the end.
•She's been traveling constantly for the past several weeks, but she seems to be none the worse for wear.
•The restaurant replaced the lobster with crab and the customers were none the wiser. [=customers who ate the crab did not know that it was not lobster; customers thought they were eating lobster]
: not at all
•He was none too happy [=not happy at all] about the situation.
•She was none too pleased.
•The firefighters reached the burning house none too soon. [=they reached it just in time to prevent something bad from happening]
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3 days ago · (nʌn ) 1. quantifier. None of something means not even a small amount of it. None of a group of people or things means not even one of them. She did none of the maintenance on the vehicle itself. [+ of] None of us knew how to treat her. [+ of] None is also a pronoun . I turned to bookshops and libraries seeking information and found none.
(used with a pl. v.) no or not any persons or things: I left three pies on the table and now there are none. None were left when I came. adv. to no extent; in no way; not at all: The supply is none too great. adj. [ Archaic.]not any; no (usually used only before a vowel or h): Thou shalt have none other gods but me.
