/nʌn/
Translation
Not one and not any of a group of people or things.
Word origin
From Old English nan, a joining of ne (not) and an (one).
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- nan
- English cognates
- no, nothing
Examples
biscuits, .
"None" means not one of them.
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We say "none of" before a group of people or things.
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"None" is the opposite of "all".
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(1)Grammar articles
(12)Advanced articles in English: the zero article, the with names and places, and go to school vs go to the school
Both, either and neither in English: the two-of-something words, agreement traps, and Me neither
Countable and uncountable nouns in English: advice, information, news and the ones you simply have to learn
Dummy subjects in English: it's raining, there's a problem, and why the subject slot is never empty
Emphasis in English: I do like it, my own, the very, and how to push back
Future tense in English: will, going to and more explained
Gradable and ungradable adjectives: why very furious sounds wrong, and which intensifier goes where
Hedging and vague language in English: sort of, a bit, -ish, stuff and or so
Nominalisation in English: arrive becomes arrival, decide becomes decision, and why written English turns actions into things
Past perfect tense: had plus past participle, and when English actually needs it
Quantifiers in English: some, any, much, many and more
Word formation in English: how suffixes build word families and give away the part of speech
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