English term
none
Feb 22, 2007 09:24: Steffen Walter changed "Field (write-in)" from "none " to "(none)"
Mar 2, 2007 06:32: ErichEko ⟹⭐ changed "Field (specific)" from "Advertising / Public Relations" to "Other"
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not a single one
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anastasia t (X)
15 mins
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Elena Aleksandrova
40 mins
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agree |
Sophia Finos (X)
15 hrs
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Alfa Trans (X)
1 day 1 hr
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not any amount of something
I wish I could offer you some cake but there's none left.
Although these were good students, none had a score above 60.
She waited for a reply, but none came.
Even an old car is better than none.
none of
Despite her illness, she had lost none of her enthusiasm for life.
I know what people are saying - but none of it is true.
None of my friends phone me any more.
none at all/none whatsoever
'Was there any mail?' 'No, none at all.'
2 will/would have none of something also be having none of something used to say that someone refuses to allow someone to do something or to behave in a particular way:
We offered to pay our half of the cost but Charles would have none of it.
3 none but somebody literary only a particular person or type of person:
a task that none but a man of genius could accomplish
4 none other than somebody used to emphasize that the person involved in something is famous, impressive, or surprising:
The mystery guest turned out to be none other than Cher herself.
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anastasia t (X)
15 mins
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no one/not one/nobody/not any/no part
"None" is an indefinite adjective (when accompanied by a noun) or an indefinite pronoun used in negative sentences meaning one of the terms mentioned above. For instance:
None of my friends came to see me at the hospital (=no one)
None of us dared to talk (=nobody)
This is none of your business (= not any/ no part)
None " can also be used alone when the context is clear. For instance: Have you read any of these books? - NONE!
It can also be used as a noun meaning the ninth hour of the day from sunrise.
Used as an adverb, it means "not at all" For instance: The sky seemed none too clear.
I hope it answers your question. Good luck!
Discussion
As it is, this seems the kind of question a dictionary would answer...