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{
"term": "nothing",
"partOfSpeech": "pronoun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "not anything; no single thing",
"labels": "(British English)",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "There was nothing in her bag."
},
{
"text": "There's nothing you can do to help."
},
{
"text": "The doctor said there was nothing wrong with me."
},
{
"text": "**Nothing else** matters to him apart from his job."
},
{
"text": "It cost us nothing to go in."
},
{
"text": "He's five foot nothing *(= exactly five feet tall)*."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "very little; something that is not at all important or interesting",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "We did nothing at the weekend."
},
{
"text": "‘What's that in your pocket?’ ‘Oh, nothing.’"
},
{
"text": "I know **next to nothing** *(= almost nothing)* about art."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to be a person that somebody has no feelings for",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I used to love her but she's nothing to me any more."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to have no connection with somebody/something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Get out! It's nothing to do with you *(= you have no right to know about it)*."
},
{
"text": "That has nothing to do with what we're discussing."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "without payment",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She's always trying to get **something for nothing**."
}
],
"synonyms": "free"
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "with no reward or result",
"examples": [
{
"text": "All that preparation was for nothing because the visit was cancelled."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to have much less of a particular quality than somebody/something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I'm quite a fast worker, but I've got nothing on her!"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to have no information that could show somebody to be guilty of something",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used as a polite way of replying when somebody thanks you for doing something, to show that you were happy to do it",
"examples": [
{
"text": "‘Thanks for all your help.’ ‘It was nothing—I enjoyed it.’"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "for a very good reason",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Not for nothing was he called the king of rock and roll."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "only; no more/less than",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Nothing but a miracle can save her now."
},
{
"text": "I want nothing but the best for my children."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "extremely; very",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The trip was nothing if not varied."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used to emphasize how great or extreme something is",
"examples": [
{
"text": "It was nothing less than a disaster."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "not at all like",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "It looks nothing like a horse."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "not nearly; not at all",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I had nothing like enough time to answer all the questions."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "not a great amount of something; nothing of great value or importance",
"examples": [
{
"text": "There's nothing much in the fridge."
},
{
"text": "I got up late and did nothing much all day."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "(it’s) very easy",
"examples": [
{
"text": "You'll soon learn. There's nothing to it really."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to be willing to do anything to get what you want, even if it is dishonest or wrong",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She’ll stop at nothing to make money."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "romantic words",
"examples": [
{
"text": "to whisper sweet nothings in somebody’s ear"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "there is no other action to take except the one mentioned",
"examples": [
{
"text": "There was nothing else for it but to resign."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "something is/was not true",
"examples": [
{
"text": "There was a rumour she was going to resign, but there was nothing in it."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used to say that you enjoy something very much",
"examples": [
{
"text": "There's nothing like a brisk walk on a cold day!"
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈnʌθɪŋ/",
"audio": "no/nothing/nothing__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈnʌθɪŋ/",
"audio": "no/nothing/nothing__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English nān thing (see no, thing)."
}