no one

nobody: No one understands the problem.

Not to be confused with:

none – not one; not any: None of them attended the event.; nothing: She looked for a reason but found none.; to no extent; no way

nun – a woman of a religious order: My teacher in Catholic school was a nun.

no one

pron.

No person; nobody.

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no′ one`

pron.

no person; not anyone: No one is home.

[1595–1605]

usage: See each.

no one

No one or nobody means 'not a single person', or 'not a single member of a particular group'. In British English, no one can also be written no-one. Nobody is always written as one word.

There is no difference in meaning between no one and nobody. However, nobody is more common in spoken English and no one is more common in written English.

You use a singular form of a verb with no one or nobody.

Everyone wants to be a hero, but no one wants to die.

Nobody knows where he is.

Be Careful!
You don't usually use any other negative word after no one or nobody. Don't say, for example, 'No one didn't come'. Say 'No one came'. Similarly, don't use 'no one' or 'nobody' as the object of a sentence which already has a negative word in it. Don't say, for example, 'We didn't see no one'. You say 'We didn't see anyone' or 'We didn't see anybody'.

You mustn't tell anyone.

He didn't trust anybody.

Be Careful!
Don't use 'of' after 'no one' or 'nobody'. Don't say, for example, 'No one of the children could speak French'. Say 'None of the children could speak French'.

None of the women will talk to me.

It was something none of us could possibly have guessed.

See none

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no one

no-one

pronoun nobody, no man, not a soul Everyone wants to be a hero, but no one wants to die.

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no one

pronoun

No person:

nobody, none.

Translations

لَا أَحَدَ

nikdo

ingen

ei kukaan

nitko

senki

enginn

nessuno

誰も･･･ない

아무도 ... 않다(없다)

nemo

nimeni

ingen

ไม่มีใคร

hiç kimse

không ai

没有人

no one

no-one [ˈnəʊwʌn] pron

(used without verb) → personne
"Who's going with you?" - "No one." → "Qui t'accompagne?" - "Personne."

(used with verb) → personne used with "ne"
There was no one in the office → Il n'y avait personne au bureau.
No-one likes him → Personne ne l'aime.

no one

→ لَا أَحَدَ nikdo ingen niemand κανείς nadie ei kukaan personne nitko nessuno 誰も･･･ない 아무도 ... 않다(없다) niemand ingen nikt ninguém никто ingen ไม่มีใคร hiç kimse không ai 没有人