none

none
none1 W2S1 [nʌn] pron
[: Old English; Origin: nan, from ne- 'not' + an 'one']
1.) not any amount of something or not one of a group of people or things
▪ I wish I could offer you some cake but there's none left.
▪ Although these were good students, none had a score above 60.
▪ She waited for a reply, but none came.
▪ Even an old car is better than none.
none of
▪ Despite her illness, she had lost none of her enthusiasm for life.
▪ I know what people are saying - but none of it is true.
▪ None of my friends phone me any more.
none at all/none whatsoever
▪ 'Was there any mail?' 'No, none at all.'
2.) will/would have none of sth also be having none of sth
used to say that someone refuses to allow someone to do something or to behave in a particular way
▪ We offered to pay our half of the cost but Charles would have none of it .
3.) none but sb
literary only a particular person or type of person
▪ a task that none but a man of genius could accomplish
4.) none other than sb
used to emphasize that the person involved in something is famous, impressive, or surprising
▪ The mystery guest turned out to be none other than Cher herself.
→↑nonetheless,second to none at ↑second1 (5), bar none at ↑bar3 (2)
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WORD CHOICE: none, neither
Use none to talk about a group of three or more things or people : None of my friends came.
To talk about two things or people, use neither : Neither of my parents wanted me to marry him.
GRAMMAR
none of can be followed by a plural noun or an uncountable noun : None of these diets worked. | None of the money was missing.
neither of is followed by a plural noun : Neither of the rooms was free.
After the plural noun, you can use a plural or singular verb. You should use a singular verb in formal writing : None of us care OR cares what happens to him. | None of us is able to escape the consequences of our actions.
!! Do not use another negative word (eg 'not') with none : We got 3 points and they got none (NOT they didn't get none). | I didn't want any of them (NOT I didn't want none of them).
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none 2
none2 adv
1.) none the worse/better etc (for sth)
not any worse, better etc than before
▪ She seems none the worse for her experience.
2.) none the wiser
not having any more understanding or knowledge about something than you had before
▪ I was none the wiser after his explanation.
3.) none too
not at all
▪ I was none too pleased to have to take the exam again.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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