none

none  (nn)

pron.

1. No one; not one; nobody: None dared to do it.

2. Not any: None of my classmates survived the war.

3. No part; not any: none of your business.

adv.

1. Not at all: He is none too ill.

2. In no way: The jeans looked none the better for having been washed.

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[Middle English, from Old English nn : ne, no, not; see ne in Indo-European roots + n, one; see oi-no- in Indo-European roots.]

Usage Note: It is widely asserted that none is equivalent to no one, and hence requires a singular verb and singular pronoun: None of the prisoners was given his soup. It is true that none is etymologically derived from the Old English word n, "one," but the word has been used as both a singular and a plural noun from Old English onward. The plural usage appears in the King James Bible as well as the works of John Dryden and Edmund Burke and is widespread in the works of respectable writers today. Of course, the singular usage is perfectly acceptable. The choice between a singular or plural verb depends on the desired effect. Both options are acceptable in this sentence: None of the conspirators has (or have) been brought to trial. When none is modified by almost, however, it is difficult to avoid treating the word as a plural: Almost none of the officials were (not was) interviewed by the committee. None can only be plural in its use in sentences such as None but his most loyal supporters believe (not believes) his story. See Usage Notes at every, neither, nothing.

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none

pron

1. not any: none of the men was represented by a lawyer, none of it meant anything to him

2. no-one; nobody: none could deny it

3. none the in no degree: her parents were none the wiser [Old English nān, literally: not one]

USAGE: None is a singular pronoun and should be used with a singular form of a verb: none of the students has (not have) a car.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	none - a canonical hour that is the ninth hour of the day counting from sunrise time of day, hour - clock time; "the hour is getting late"
	2.	none - a service in the Roman Catholic Church formerly read or chanted at 3 PM (the ninth hour counting from sunrise) but now somewhat earlier divine service, religious service, service - the act of public worship following prescribed rules; "the Sunday service"
Adj.	1.	none - not any; "thou shalt have none other gods before me" no - quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of; "we have no bananas"; "no eggs left and no money to buy any"; "have you no decency?"; "did it with no help"; "I'll get you there in no time"
Adv.	1.	none - not at all or in no way; "seemed none too pleased with his dinner"; "shirt looked none the worse for having been slept in"; "none too prosperous"; "the passage is none too clear"

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none

pronoun 1. not any, nothing, zero, not one, nil, no part, not a bit, zilch (slang), chiefly U.S., Canad. diddly U.S. (slang)

2. no-one, nobody, not one

Translations

none [nʌn] pron → ninguno/a

adv → de ninguna manera;

none of you → ninguno de vosotros;

I've none left → no me queda ninguno/a;

he's none the worse for it → no le ha perjudicado;

I have none → no tengo ninguno;

none at all (= not one) → ni uno

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none [nʌn] pron → aucun(e);

none of you → aucun d'entre vous, personne parmi vous;

I have none → je n'en ai pas;

I have none left → je n'en ai plus;

none at all (= not one) → aucun(e);

how much milk? none at all → combien de lait? pas du tout;

he's none the worse for it → il ne s'en porte pas plus mal

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none [nʌn] pron (= not one) → kein(e, er, es) (= not any); nichts;

none of us → keiner von uns;

I've none left (not any) → ich habe nichts übrig;

(not one) → ich habe kein(e, en, es) übrig;

none at all (not any) → überhaupt nicht;

(not one) → überhaupt kein(e, er, es);

I was none the wiser → ich war auch nicht klüger;

she would have none of it → sie wollte nichts davon hören;

it was none other than X → es war kein anderer als X

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none [nʌn] pron (= not one thing) → niente (= not one person); nessuno/a;

none of you → nessuno/a di voi;

I have none → non ne ho nemmeno uno;

I have none left → non ne ho più;

none at all → proprio niente (= not one); nemmeno uno;

he's none the worse for it → non ne ha risentito