nothing (redirected from thinking nothing of it)

noth·ing  (nthng)

pron.

1. No thing; not anything: The box contained nothing. I've heard nothing about it.

2. No part; no portion: Nothing remains of the old house but the cellar hole.

3. One of no consequence, significance, or interest: The new nonsmoking policy is nothing to me.

n.

1. Something that has no existence.

2. Something that has no quantitative value; zero: a score of two to nothing.

3. One that has no substance or importance; a nonentity: "A nothing is a dreadful thing to hold onto" Edna O'Brien.

adj.

Insignificant or worthless: "the utterly nothing role of a wealthy suitor" Bosley Crowther.

adv.

In no way or degree; not at all: She looks nothing like her sister.

Idioms:

for nothing

1. Free of charge.

2. To no avail: all that trouble for nothing.

3. For no reason: fired him for nothing.

in nothing flat

In very little time; very quickly.

nothing doing Informal

Certainly not.

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[Middle English, from Old English nthing : n, no; see no² + thing, thing; see thing.]

Usage Note: According to the traditional rule, nothing is invariably treated as a singular, even when followed by an exception phrase containing a plural noun: Nothing except your fears stands (not stand) in your way. Nothing but roses meets (not meet) the eye. See Usage Note at none.

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nothing

pron

1. not anything: I felt nothing

2. a matter of no importance: don't worry, it's nothing

3. absence of meaning, value, or worth: the industry shrank to almost nothing

4. the figure 0

5. have or be nothing to do with to have no connection with

6. nothing but not something other than; only

7. nothing doing Informal an expression of dismissal or refusal

8. nothing less than downright: nothing less than complete withdrawal

9. think nothing of something to regard something as easy or natural

Adverb

not at all: he looked nothing like his brother

Noun

Informal a person or thing of no importance or significance [Old English nāthing, nān thing]

USAGE: Nothing normally takes a singular verb, but when nothing but is followed by a plural form of a noun, a plural verb is usually used: it was a large room where nothing but souvenirs were sold.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	nothing - a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it" goose egg, nada, naught, nil, nix, null, zero, zilch, zip, zippo, aught, cypher, cipher relative quantity - a quantity relative to some purpose nihil - (Latin) nil; nothing (as used by a sheriff after an unsuccessful effort to serve a writ); "nihil habet" bugger all, Fanny Adams, fuck all, sweet Fanny Adams - little or nothing at all; "I asked for a raise and they gave me bugger-all"; "I know sweet Fanny Adams about surgery"
Adv.	1.	nothing - in no respect; to no degree; "he looks nothing like his father"

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nothing

pronoun 1. nought, zero, nil, naught, not a thing, zilch (slang) sod all (slang) damn all (slang) zip U.S. (slang)

2. a trifle, no big deal, a mere bagatelle

3. void, emptiness, nothingness, nullity, nonexistence

noun 4. (Informal) nobody, cipher, nonentity

Translations

nothing [ˈnʌθɪŋ] n → nada (= zero); cero;

he does nothing → no hace nada;

nothing new → nada nuevo;

for nothing (= free) → gratis (= in vain); en balde;

nothing at all → nada en absoluto

nothing [ˈnʌθɪŋ] n → rien m;

he does nothing → il ne fait rien;

nothing new → rien de nouveau;

for nothing (= free) → pour rien, gratuitement (= in vain); pour rien;

nothing at all → rien du tout;

nothing much → pas grand-chose

nothing [ˈnʌθɪŋ] n → nichts;

nothing new/worse etc → nichts Neues/Schlimmeres etc;

nothing much → nicht viel;

nothing else → sonst nichts;

for nothing → umsonst;

nothing at all → überhaupt nichts

nothing [ˈnʌθɪŋ] n → nulla m; niente m;

he does nothing → non fa niente;

nothing new → niente di nuovo;

for nothing (= free) → per niente;

nothing at all → proprio niente

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nothing

pron nothing [ˈnaθiŋ]

no thing; not anything There was nothing in the cupboard; I have nothing new to say. niks لا شَيء нищо nic ingenting; ikke noget; intet nichts τίποτα nada mitte midagi هیچی ei mitään rien שום דָבַר कुछ नहीं ništa semmi tidak ada apa-apa ekkert niente 何も～ない 아무것도 ...아니다 niekas nekas tiada apa niets ingenting, ikke noe, intet nic nada nimic ничто; ничего nič nič ništa inget, ingenting ไม่มีอะไร hiçbir şey 沒有東西 ніщо, нічого کچھ نہيں، کچھ بھي نہيں không có gì 没有东西

n

the number 0; nought The final score was five – nothing (= 5 – 0). nul صَفر нула nula nul die Null μηδέν cero null صفر zéro אֶפֶס शून्य nula nulla nol, kosong núll zero ゼロ 무(無), 영 nulis nulle tidak satu apa pun nul null zero zero zero ноль; ничто nula ničla nula noll ศูนย์ sıfır 零 нуль صفر số không 零

adv

not at all He's nothing like his father. glad nie صَفْر въобще не vůbec ne slet ikke keineswegs καθόλου de ningún modo, de ninguna manera mitte sugugi ابدا ei lainkaan en rien בִּכלָל לֹא बिलकुल नहीं, तनिक भी नहीं ni najmanje egyáltalán nem sama sekali tidak alls ekki per nulla/niente, non affatto 少しも～ない 조금도 ...않다 visai ne nemaz, nepavisam tidak sama sekali helemaal niet slett ikke, ikke det spor zupełnie nie nada deloc нисколько, совсем нет vôbec ne- sploh ne ni nalik inte alls ไม่มีอะไร hiç, hiçbir şekilde, asla 一點也不 ніскільки بالکل نہيں không có gì 一点也不

n ˈnothingness

the state of being nothing or of not existing; emptiness. niet لا شَيْئِيَّه небитие nicota; prázdnota intethed; intet; tomhed die Nichtigkeit ανυπαρξία, κενότητα nada, vacío olematus هيچ بودن؛ ناچيزى olemattomuus néant חוֹסֶר עֵרֶך अनवस्था ništa,nepostojanje semmi, űr kekosongan tóm, ekkert nulla 無 존재하지 않음, 죽음, 공허 niekas, tuštuma nekas; tukšums; nebūtība tidak wujud niets tomhet, intethet nicość nada neant ничтожность; ничто ničota ničnost ništavilo intighet, intet ความไม่สำคัญ yokluk, hiçlik 無 ніщо; неістотність نيستي، عدميت tình trạng không tồn tại 无

come to nothing

to fail His plans came to nothing. niks يُخْفِق، يَفْشَل، لا يُسْفِرُ عن نَتيجَه провалям се přijít nazmar, selhat ikke blive til noget sich zerschlagen αποτυγχάνω, ναυαγώ (μτφ.) fracasar, venirse abajo nurjuma هيچ شدن raueta ne pas aboutir נִכשָׁל निष्फल सिद्ध (होना) nema ništa od toga,izjalovit će se meghiúsul gagal verða að engu, mistakast finire in niente/nulla, sfumare, andare a vuoto 失敗に終わる 실패로 끝나다 žlugti, nepasisekti neizdoties; nepiepildīties sia-sia tot niets komen ikke bli noe av wziąć w łeb dar em nada a eşua кончиться ничем zlyhať izjaloviti se propasti inte bli något med, bli ingenting av ล้มเหลว başarısızlığa uğramak 失敗，無結果 закінчитися нічим ناکام ہونا thất bại 失败，无结果

for nothing

1 free; without payment I'll do that job for you for nothing. verniet مَجّانا، بِدون مُقابِل за без пари zadarmo gratis; uden betaling umsonst τζάμπα gratis tasuta مفت ilmaiseksi pour rien בְּחִינָם मुफ्त में besplatno, badave ingyen cuma-cuma ókeypis gratis ただで 무료로 dykai, nemokamai par brīvu, bez maksas percuma gratis gratis za darmo de graça gratis даром, бесплатно zadarmo zastonj besplatno gratis ไม่มีค่าตอบแทน bedava, parasız 不拿報酬 безкоштовно مفت miễn phí 不拿报酬

2 without result; in vain I've been working on this book for six years, and all for nothing! verniet بِدون نَتيجَه، عَبَثا напразно nadarmo forgæves umsonst μάταια, για το τίποτα en vano, en balde asjata بی نتیجه turhaan inutilement לַשָווא व्यर्थ ही za ništa, uzalud hiába sia-sia til einskis per niente むだに 무익하게, 헛되이 perniek velti tiada sebarang keputusan voor niets for ingenting, til ingen nytte na nic para nada degeaba зря, напрасно nadarmo zaman uzalud förgäves, till ingen nytta ไม่มีผล boşu boşuna, boş yere 無結果 даремно بيکار không được gì 无结果

have nothing to do with

1 to avoid completely After he came out of prison, many of his friends would have nothing to do with him. niks met hom te doen يَتَجَنَّب избягвам vyhýbat se ikke have noget at gøre med nichts zu tun haben mit αποφεύγω ignorar ei käi läbi به طور کامل دوری کردن ei missään tekemisissä ignorer אֵין שוּם קֶשֶר אִיתוֹ संबंधित न होना izbjegavati nincs kapcsolatban vmivel, vkivel menghindari forðast með öllu, virða að vettugi non avere niente/nulla a che fare con ～と関係しない 외면하다, ...와 관계가 없다 neturėti nieko bendra su nebūt nekam kopējam ar; nebiedroties ar tidak ada kena mengena niets te maken hebben met ikke ha noe å gjøre med nie mieć nic wspólnego z não querer saber de a evita, a nu avea de-a face cu не иметь ничего общего с vyhýbať sa ignorirati izbegavati inte ha någonting med [] att göra หลีกเลี่ยงอย่างเสร็จสมบูรณ์ kaçınmak 和...不來住 повністю уникати سروکار نہ رکھنا không dính dáng với 和...不来住

2 (also be nothing to do with) to be something that a person ought not to be interested in This letter has/is nothing to do with you. niks met jou uit te waai لا عُلاقَةَ له няма(м) нищо общо netýkat se ikke have noget at gøre med nichts zu tun haben mit δεν έχω καμία σχέση με no tener nada que ver con ei ole mingit pistmist علاقه نداشتن به انجام کاری ei mitään tekemistä n'avoir rien à voir avec אֵין שוּם קֶשֶר עִם काई सरोकार न रखना, किसी समाज या किसी व्यवहार से अपने को अलग रखना ne imati ništa s nekim ili nečim semmi köze vmihez, vkihez tidak ada hubungannya snertir ekki (á nokkurn hátt) non avere niente/nulla a che fare con ～と関係がない 무관하다, 관심을 가질 필요가 없다 neturėti jokio ryšio neattiekties uz tidak berkaitan niets te maken hebben met ikke ha noe å gjøre med nie mieć nic wspólnego z não ter nada a ver com a nu avea nimic de-a face cu не касаться, не иметь никакого отношения к netýkať sa ne imeti nič opraviti z ne ticati se inte ha någonting med [] att göra ไม่สนใจ ilgisi olmamak 與...無關 не мати нічого спільного з کوئي لينا دينا نہ ہونا không liên quan tới 与...无关

make nothing of

not to understand I can make nothing of this letter. nie verstaan nie لا يَفْهَم не разбирам nerozumět (nic z) ikke forstå nicht klug werden aus δεν καταλαβαίνω no entender nada ei suuda mõista هيچ پنداشتن ei saada tolkkua ne rien comprendre à לא מְבִין मैं इसे नहीं समझ सकता ne shvaćati nem ért vmit tidak memahami skilja hvorki upp né niður í non capire niente di わからない ...을 조금도 이해 못하다 nieko nesuprasti neko nesaprast tidak memahami niets begrijpen van ikke bli klok på, ikke forstå nic nie rozumieć não perceber nada de a nu pricepe nimic не понимать nerozumieť nič razumeti ne razumeti förstå (få ut) ingenting av ไม่เข้าใจ anlamamak 不理解 нічого не зрозуміти نہ سمجھ پانا không hiểu 不理解

mean nothing to

not to be understandable to These mathematical figures mean nothing to me. onverstaanbaar لا يَهُمُّ не знача нищо nic neříkat (komu) ikke sige noget nichtssagend sein für είμαι ακαταλαβίστικος no significar nada ei ütle midagi غیر قابل فهم olla käsittämätöntä vouloir dire ne rien לא מוּבָן नहीं समझ में आने वाला nemati nikakve važnosti érthetetlen sulit dipahami vera óskiljanlegur non voler dire niente 理解できない 중요성[]을 갖지 못하다 nieko nesakyti neko neizteikt (kādam) tidak boleh difahami onbegrijpelijk zijn voor ikke forstå (poenget med) nic nie znaczyć dla não significar nada a nu însemna nimic быть непонятным nič nehovoriť (komu) nič pomeniti ne biti razumljiv inte säga [] någonting ไม่ทำความเข้าใจ anlaşılmaz olmak 不能理解 незрозумілий کوئي معني نہ رکھنا không thể hiểu được 不能理解

next to nothing

almost nothing The child was wearing next to nothing. byna niks تَقْريبا لا شيء почти нищо takřka nic næsten ingenting fast nichts σχεδόν τίποτα casi nada peaaegu mitte midagi تقریبا هیچی tuskin mitään presque rien כִּמעָט כְּלוּם नहीं के बराबर gotovo ništa szinte semmi hampir tidak ada apa pun næstum ekkert quasi niente ほとんど何も 거의 아무것도 beveik nieko gandrīz nekas hampir tiada apa-apa bijna niets nesten ingenting prawie nic quase nada aproape nimic почти ничего skoro nič skoraj nič skoro ništa nästan ingenting ไม่มีอะไร hemen hemen hiç 幾乎什麼也沒有 майже нічого تقريباً نہ کے برابر gần như không có gì 几乎什么也没有

nothing but

just; only The fellow's nothing but a fool! maar net لا شَيْء سِوى أنّه нищо друго освен nic než intet andet end nichts als μόνο únicamente, sólo tühipaljas هیچی بجز pelkkä rien que כְּלוּם מִלבָד केवल, मात्र jednostavno csak hanya ekkert nema, bara solo, niente altro che ただの 단지 ...일 뿐 tiktai, tiesiog nekas cits kā hanyalah niets anders dan bare, ikke annet enn tylko apenas nimic (altceva) decât только, ничто кроме; просто-напросто nič iné len samo samo inget annat än, bara เท่านั้น sadece, yalnızca 僅是 лише; всього-навсього صرف، فقط chỉ 仅是

nothing doing!

an expression used to show a strong or emphatic refusal `Would you like to go to the meeting instead of me?' `Nothing doing!' glad nie تَعبير يُسْتَعْمَل عَن الرَّفْض البات абсурд nepřichází v úvahu ikke på nogen måde nichts zu machen με τίποτα, αποκλείεται ni hablar mitte mingi hinna eest! کار خوابيده است ei missään tapauksessa pas question! לא בָּא בְּחֶשבּוֹן इनकार की अभिव्यक्ति ništa od toga nem megy sama sekali tidak algjörlega útilokað!, kemur ekki til greina! (neanche per sogno!) とんでもない！ 안돼! jokiu būdu! nieko neišeis! nekas nesanāks!; tas neies cauri! tidak mahu 't zal niet gaan ikke tale om!; ellers takk! Nic z tego! nem por isso Nici vorbă! ничего не выйдет!, номер не пройдёт! neprichádzať do úvahy ni govora nikako inte en chans! ไม่ทำอะไรเลย katiyen olmaz, bana ne, yağma yok 不行 нічого не вийде!, цей номер не пройде! بالکل نہيں cụm từ để cập đến sự từ chối thẳng thừng 不行

there is nothing to it

it is easy You'll soon see how to do this job – there's nothing to it! baie maklik سَهْل лесна работа nic na tom není det er så let som ingenting das ist eine Kleinigkeit είναι παιχνιδάκι es facilísimo käkitegu خیلی ساده است lastenleikkiä c'est facile (comme tout) אֵין בְּזֶה כְּלוּם, קַלֵי קָלוּת आसान lako, jednostavno könnyű mudah, gampang eins og að drekka vatn (è facile) 簡単な 쉬운 일이다 tai labai lengva, nieko ypatinga tīrais nieks; nieka lieta tiada masalah, mudah er is niets aan det er så lett som ingenting! nie ma w tym nic nadzwyczajnego não ter nada de especial e uşor это просто nič na tom nie je čisto preprosto lako det är inget [] ง่ายมาก çok kolay 這容易 це легко يہ آسان ہے، کوئي مشکل نہيں chẳng có gì (khó khăn, phức tạp) 这容易

think nothing of

not to consider difficult, unusual etc My father thought nothing of walking 8 kilometres to school when he was a boy. nie geskroom nie لا يعْتَبِر الأمْر صَعْبا أو غَيْر عادي струва ми се дреболия brát za samozřejmost tænke ikke videre over sichts nichts denken bei δεν το έχω σε τίποτα να tener en poco ei näe mingit kunsti هيچ پنداشتن ei konsti eikä mikään trouver (tout) naturel de לא יִיחֵס חָשִיבוּת कठिन नहीं ne pridavati važnost meg se kottyan menganggap enteng finnast ekki tiltökumál að (trovare del tutto naturale) なんとも思わない ...을 아무렇지 않게 [] 여기다 (kam) nieko nereikšti uzskatīt par sīkumu mudah het niets vinden ikke regne for noe uważać za normalne não achar difícil a i se părea uşor/normal не останавливаться перед; считать пустяковым делом považovať za samozrejmé ne zdeti se nič posebnega smatrati jednostavnim tycka att det är väl inget ไม่ยาก aldırmamak, kolay/önemsiz saymak 視...為平常 (комусь) нічого не коштує مشکل نہ سمجھنا làm gì dễ dàng 视...为平常

to say nothing of

as well as; and in addition When her mother comes to stay with us, she brings all her clothes with her, to say nothing of her three dogs. om nie eers te praat van كذلك، أيْضا без да споменаваме nemluvě o for ikke at tale om nicht zu reden von χώρια, άσε πια por no hablar de rääkimata به علاوه puhumattakaan parler de sans לא לְדַבֵּר עַל साथ में da ne govorimo nem is szólva ... demikian pula auk þess; svo ekki sé minnst á per non parlare di ～は言うに及ばず ...은 말할 것도 없이, ...은 물론이고 jau nekalbant apie nemaz nerunājot par tidak dapat dielakkan om niet te noemen for ikke å nevne nie mówiąc już o sem falar em ca să nu mai vorbim de не говоря уже о nehovoriac o da ne govorimo o da ne pominjem för att inte tala om อย่างเท่ากัน ...bir yana, ...-den başka, ayrıca 更不必說 не кажучи вже про بشمول، کے ساتھ ساتھ cùng với 更不必说