Meaning
Not one thing; no thing at all.
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Word origin
From no plus thing, so the word names not a single thing.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- no and thing
Examples
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The box is empty.
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He did not say a word and walked away.
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Where this fits
Used in
Stories
(24)You First
1 min read · Core 1000
Taller
2 min read · Core 1000
A Rainy Afternoon
3 min read · Core 1000
The First Day at Work
3 min read · Core 1000
Market Morning
3 min read · Core 1000
Police Notes
3 min read · Core 1000
The New Neighbour
3 min read · Core 1000
Before the Doors Open
4 min read · Core 5000
The Boat in the Garden
4 min read · Core 5000
The Clock in the Hall
4 min read · Core 5000
The Letter She Never Sent
4 min read · Core 5000
The Passenger
4 min read · Core 5000
Two Gardens
4 min read · Core 5000
Not in Front of Them
5 min read · Core 1000
The Box in the Wood
5 min read · Core 5000
The Night Route
5 min read · Core 5000
The Photograph
5 min read · Core 5000
The Register
5 min read · Core 5000
The Suggestion Box
5 min read · Core 5000
The Swimming Lesson
5 min read · Core 5000
The Tuesday Visitor
5 min read · Core 5000
The Whale on the Beach
5 min read · Core 5000
Two Tickets to Paris
5 min read · Core 5000
The Last Light
8 min read · Core 5000
Grammar articles
(30)English adjective order: opinion, size, age, shape, colour
Articles in English: a, an, the and the zero article
Cleft sentences in English: it-clefts and wh-clefts
Dummy subjects in English: it's raining and there is
Ellipsis and substitution in English: I think so, so do I
Emphasis in English: emphatic do, my own and the very
Gradable and ungradable adjectives in English, with examples
The imperative in English: sit down, don't touch, let's go
Indirect Questions in English: Word Order and Examples
English Question Words and Interrogative Pronouns
Inversion and subject-verb-object word order in English
Irregular verbs in English: the full list by pattern
Linking Words in English: although, despite, however
Mixed conditionals in English: rules, examples and exercises
Modals of deduction in English: must, might, could, can't
Numbers in English: how to say, write and spell them
Participle clauses in English: -ing, -ed and having done
Past continuous in English: was/were + -ing, with examples
Past modals in English: should have, could have, must have
Phrasal-prepositional verbs in English: 16 with examples
100 Common Phrasal Verbs in English, with Examples
English phrasal verbs exercises with answers: 80 questions
Phrasal verbs with get in English: 16 meanings, examples
Phrasal verbs with put in English: 13 meanings, examples
Phrasal verbs with take in English: 12 meanings, examples
Question tags in English: rules, examples and aren't I
Stative verbs in English: I know, not I'm knowing (list)
The subjunctive in English: if I were you, I suggest he go
To be in English: am, is and are (chart and examples)
Prefixes in English: un-, in-, im-, ir-, dis-, mis- rules
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nothing: worksheet, infographic and listicle
Free printable study downloads for the English word "nothing" (Not one thing; no thing at all.): a worksheet with the answer key built in, an infographic, and a sentence listicle. Open any one to view, print or save.
This word is taught in chapter 2, lesson 4: nothing, stop, hear and 7 more words.