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none

1

[ nuhn ]

pronoun

  1. not one:

    None of the members is going.

  2. not any, as of something indicated:

    None of the pie is left. That is none of your business.

  3. no part; nothing:

    I'll have none of your backtalk!

  4. (used with a plural verb) 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.



adverb

  1. to no extent; in no way; not at all:

    The supply is none too great.

adjective

  1. Archaic. not any; no (usually used only before a vowel or h ):

    Thou shalt have none other gods but me.

none

2

[ nohn ]

noun

none

1

/ ʌ /

pronoun

  1. not any of a particular class

    none of my letters has arrived

  2. no-one; nobody

    there was none to tell the tale

  3. no part (of a whole); not any (of)

    none of it looks edible

  4. none other
    no other person

    none other than the Queen herself

  5. none the
    foll by a comparative adjective in no degree

    she was none the worse for her ordeal

  6. none too
    not very

    he was none too pleased with his car

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

none

2

/ əʊ /

noun

  1. another word for nones
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Usage

None is a singular pronoun and should be used with a singular form of a verb: none of the students has (not have ) a car
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Grammar Note

Since none has the meanings “not one” and “not any,” some insist that it always be treated as a singular and be followed by a singular verb: The rescue party searched for survivors, but none was found. However, none has been used with both singular and plural verbs since the 9th century. When the sense is “not any persons or things” (as in the example above), the plural is more common: … none were found. Only when none is clearly intended to mean “not one” or “not any” is it followed by a singular verb: Of all my articles, none has received more acclaim than my latest one.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of none1

First recorded before 900; Middle English non, Old English , equivalent to ne “not” + ※Ա”; one

Origin of none2

1175–1225; Middle English; Old English ō < Latin ōa ( ō ) ninth (hour). See noon
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Word History and Origins

Origin of none1

Old English , literally: not one
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Idioms and Phrases

  • all (none) of the above
  • bar none
  • not have it (have none of)
  • second to none
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Example Sentences

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Cam Ward was picked first by the Tennessee Titans but there has been none of the fanfare that usually accompanies that selection, as it was widely expected and there was plenty of drama elsewhere.

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There's none of the sleek appeal of Loki from the "Avengers" franchise or camp glee of Ursula from "The Little Mermaid."

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While the academies’ peer institutions have been criticized by Trump administration officials for giving lip service to the free flow of ideas and information, none have been subjected to such blatant censorship—not yet.

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Our lab results found that none of the pouches came close to the 3mg of iron that Ms Van de Bor would want an infant to be having from a main meal.

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“You know none of this is about saving money, right?” one Republican source familiar with Musk’s behind-the-scenes push to dismantle state institutions recently told Wired.

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