none

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 against the wall.

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 it is more correct to use a singular verb in these cases:

None of his friends lives nearby.

None of the plates were broken.

1. ) not one of a group of people or things or no amount of something:

I thought there was some coffee in the cabinet, but there's none there.

Few residents were willing to be named, and none would be photographed.

none of: The driver was killed, but none of the passengers was hurt.

None of the money actually went to the people who needed it.

none at all: Some people with the disease might display only mild symptoms or none at all.

have none of something INFORMAL

to not allow someone to do something or behave in a particular way:

He wanted to teach her how to manage her money, but she was having none of it.

none the better/worse etc.

no better/worse etc. than before:

We woke up next morning none the worse for our terrible experience.

none the wiser (=not knowing any more than you knew before): He tried to explain the rules to me, but after an hour I was none the wiser.

none but LITERARY

only:

She required the constant care that none but her sister could give.

none the less BRITISH see NONETHELESS

none other (than)

used for expressing surprise that a particular person, often someone famous, has done something or is connected with something:

The songwriters are none other than Tim Rice and Elton John.

none too

not at all:

Hugo was none too happy when I told him I was leaving.

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