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.
No one could imagine a great woman painter. None had existed yet.
Only two cars produced by Austin-Morris could reach 100 mph and none could pass the10-second acceleration test.
2.
See have none of
3.
See none but
4.
See none too
5.
See none the
6. none of your business
7. none other than
8. second to none
More Synonyms of none
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none in British English1
(nʌn)
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
5. none the
6. none too
▶ 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
Word origin
Old English nān, literally: not one
none in British English2
(nəʊn)
noun
another word for nones
none in American English1
(nʌn)
pronoun
1.
not one
none of the books is interesting
2.
no one; not anyone
none of us is ready
3. [with pl. v.]
no persons or things; not any
many letters were received but none were answered
4.
not any (of); no part; nothing
I want none of it, none of the money is left
adverb
5.
in no way; not at all
none the worse for wear
adjective
6. Archaic
not any
used before a vowel
of none effect
Word origin
ME < OE nan < ne, not (see no1) + an, one
none in American English2
(noʊn)
noun
[oftenN-]
the fifth of the canonical hours; midafternoon prayer
Word origin
OE non: see noon
More idioms containing
none
half a loaf is better than none
Examples of 'none' in a sentence
none
None of this comes across as the slightest bit serious.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Yet none of that makes it any less watchable.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
None of this means prices will not rise further.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Yet none of it really adds up.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Yet none has had the impact of the big beard.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
That is something that none of us can really understand but it is the way the dice have been thrown.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Yet they got none of that.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We're going to say slim to none.
The Sun (2017)
Yet none of this would have held us without a series of detailed, generous and committed performances.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Yet none of it's happening.
The Sun (2016)
There are some good keepers around but none of them great.
The Sun (2009)
Yet none of these people would automatically accept that what they are doing is linguistics.
Salkie, Raphael The Chomsky Update - Linguistics and Politics (1990)
Some tabloid editors bleat that anybody in the public eye deserves none.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
That means none of the climbers have prior knowledge of the problems.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
As the game reached its climax none of that seemed to matter.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Plus none of us actually needs to remember anything because we have the internet.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
This is something that none of us should be ashamed of.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Yet none of these players has yet fulfilled the hopes invested in them.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
None of those greats won another major.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
None of this means things could not be improved.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
But actually it is none of these things.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
She has seen six doctors so far but none has come up with a cause or a cure.
The Sun (2015)
It is understood no complaint has been received from either woman and none of those involved is suspended.
The Sun (2009)
But almost none have reached the point where they could send messages and spacecraft out of their atmospheres.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
None would say there is enough.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
They have lost none of their quality and I guarantee that fans won't be disappointed.
The Sun (2016)
In other languages
none
British English: none /nʌn/ PRONOUN
None means not one or not any.
None of us knew her.
American English: none
Arabic: لَا شَيّءَ
Brazilian Portuguese: nenhum
Chinese: 一个也没有
Croatian: nijedan
Czech: žádný
Danish: ingen
Dutch: geen
European Spanish: ninguno
Finnish: ei yksikään
French: aucun
German: keiner
Greek: ούτε ένας
Italian: nessuno
Japanese: 誰も･･･ない
Korean: 아무도 ... 않다
Norwegian: ingen
Polish: żaden
European Portuguese: nenhum
Romanian: niciunul
Russian: ни один
Latin American Spanish: ninguno
Swedish: ingen
Thai: ไม่มีสักสิ่ง
Turkish: hiçbiri
Ukrainian: ніхто
Vietnamese: không ai
Chinese translation of 'none'
none
(nʌn)
pron
(= not one) 没(沒)有一个(個) (méiyǒu yī gè)
(= not any) 没(沒)有一点(點)儿(兒) (méiyǒu yīdiǎnr)
none of us/them我们(們)/他们(們)谁(誰)也没(沒) (wǒmen/tāmen shuí yě méi)
I've/there are none left (not one) 我一个(個)也没(沒)有了/一个(個)也没(沒)剩 (wǒ yī gè yě méiyǒu le/yī gè yě méi shèng)
I've/there's none left (not any) 我一点(點)也没(沒)有了/一点(點)也没(沒)剩 (wǒ yīdiǎn yě méiyǒu le/yīdiǎn yě méi shèng)
none at all (not any) 一点(點)儿(兒)都没(沒)有了 (yīdiǎnr dōu méiyǒu le) (not one) 根本没(沒)有 (gēnběn méiyǒu)
I was none the wiser我还(還)是不明白 (wǒ háishì bù míngbai)
she would have none of it (inf) 她决(決)不接受 (tā jué bù jiēshòu)
it was none other than Jim Murdoch不是别(別)人，正是吉姆·默多克 (bù shì biérén, zhèngshì Jímǔ Mòduōkè)
to be none too pleased about sth对(對)某事很不高兴(興) (duì mǒushì hěn bù gāoxìng)
none but (frm) 只有 (zhǐyǒu)
see usage note
neither
All related terms of 'none'
bar none
无(無)例外 wú lìwài
none but
( frm ) 只有 zhǐyǒu
none at all
( not any ) 一点(點)儿(兒)都没(沒)有了 yīdiǎnr dōu méiyǒu le
none other than
不是别(別)人而正是 bù shì biérén ér zhèngshì
none of us/them
我们(們)/他们(們)谁(誰)也没(沒) wǒmen/tāmen shuí yě méi
I'm none the wiser
我仍然糊里(裡)糊涂(塗) wǒ réngrán hú li hútu
I was none the wiser
我还(還)是不明白 wǒ háishì bù míngbai
I've/there's none left
( not any ) 我一点(點)也没(沒)有了/一点(點)也没(沒)剩 wǒ yīdiǎn yě méiyǒu le/yīdiǎn yě méi shèng
to be second to none
首屈一指的 shǒu qū yī zhǐ de
any/none of the above
上述中任一/无(無)一 shàngshù zhōng rèn yī/wú yī
I've/there are none left
( not one ) 我一个(個)也没(沒)有了/一个(個)也没(沒)剩 wǒ yī gè yě méiyǒu le/yī gè yě méi shèng