- none (of somebody/something) not one of a group of people or things; not any
- None of these pens works/work.
- We have three sons but none of them lives/live nearby.
- We saw several houses but none we really liked.
- Tickets for Friday? Sorry we've got none left.
- He told me all the news but none of it was very exciting.
- ‘Is there any more milk?’ ‘No, none at all.’
- (formal) Everybody liked him but none (= nobody) more than I.
Grammar Point none ofnone of- When you use none of with an uncountable noun, the verb is in the singular:
- None of the work was done.
- When you use none of with a plural noun or pronoun, or a singular noun referring to a group of people or things, you can use either a singular or a plural verb. The singular form is used in a formal style in British English:
- None of the trains is/are going to London.
- None of her family has/have been to college.
Word OriginOld English nān, from ne ‘not’ + ān ‘one’, of Germanic origin; compare with German nein ‘no!’.
Idioms
See none in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee none in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishhave/want none of something
- to refuse to accept something
- I offered to pay but he was having none of it.
- They pretended to be enthusiastic about my work but then suddenly decided they wanted none of it.
none but
- (literary) only
- None but he knew the truth.
none the less
(also nonetheless)
- despite this fact
none other than
- used to emphasize who or what somebody/something is, when this is surprising
- Her first customer was none other than Mrs Obama.
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