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[nʌn]
grammar word summary: None can be: ■ a pronoun: I asked for some more cake, but there was none left. ♦ None of my friends will help me. ■ an adverb: She looked none too pleased.
not any of a group of people or things, or no amount of something
I thought there was some coffee in the cupboard, but there's none there.[/ex]
The driver was killed, but none of the passengers was hurt.[/ex]
Some people might have only mild symptoms or none at all.[/ex]
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none the better/worse etc — no better, worse etc than before[/ex]
none the less — British → nonetheless[/ex]
none other than — used for saying who someone is when this is surprising[/ex]
The songwriters are none other than Sir Tim Rice and Sir Elton John.[/ex]
none too — not at all[/ex]
Hugo was none too happy when I told him I was leaving.[/ex]
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When none is the subject of a sentence and refers to members of a group of people or things, it can be used with a singular or plural verb. Some people think that it is more correct to use a singular verb in these cases: None of his friends lives nearby. ♦ None of the plates were broken.

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  • none — none …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • None — • Essay on the daytime canonical hour recited in mid afternoon Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. None     None     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • none — [ nʌn ] function word, quantifier *** None can be used in the following ways: as a pronoun: I asked for some more cake, but there was none left. (followed by of ): None of my friends will help me. as an adverb: She pushed him none too gently back …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • None — (n[u^]n), a. & pron. [OE. none, non, nan, no, na, AS. n[=a]n, fr. ne not + [=a]n one. [root]193. See {No}, a. & adv., {One}, and cf. {Non }, {Null}, a.] [1913 Webster] 1. No one; not one; not anything; frequently used also partitively, or as a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • None of — None None (n[u^]n), a. & pron. [OE. none, non, nan, no, na, AS. n[=a]n, fr. ne not + [=a]n one. [root]193. See {No}, a. & adv., {One}, and cf. {Non }, {Null}, a.] [1913 Webster] 1. No one; not one; not anything; frequently used also partitively,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • None — None …   Wikipedia Español

  • none — [ nɔn ] n. f. • XIIe; lat. nona, fém. de nonus « neuvième » I ♦ Au sing. (de nona [hora] « neuvième [heure] ») 1 ♦ Antiq. rom. Neuvième heure du jour. Quatrième partie du jour qui commençait à la fin de la 9e heure. 2 ♦ Liturg. cathol. Petite… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • none — which is not a shortening of no one but a descendant of an Old English pronoun, may be followed by a singular or a plural verb, depending on the sense. When individuality is being emphasized, or when none refers to something that cannot be plural …   Modern English usage

  • none — none1 [nun] pron. [ME < OE nan < ne, not (see NO1) + an, ONE] 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 thin …   English World dictionary

  • none — ► PRONOUN 1) not any. 2) no one. ► ADVERB (none the) (with comparative ) ▪ by no amount: none the wiser. USAGE Some traditionalists maintain that none can only take a singular verb (as in none of them is coming tonight rather than none of them… …   English terms dictionary

  • None — Sf Teil des Stundengebets per. Wortschatz fach. (9. Jh.) Entlehnung. Schon mit ahd. nōna übernommen aus l. (hōra) nōna neunte Stunde und gelegentlich auch außerhalb der speziellen Bedeutung verwendet. Bei der normalen Rechnung beginnt der Tag um… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

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