word-vault/dist/data/cards/no/nowhere.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "nowhere",
    "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "not in or to any place",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I had nowhere to live, so I was sleeping on my sister's couch."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There was nowhere for me to sit."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘Where are you going this weekend?’ ‘Nowhere special.’"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She doesn't want to stay there but she has nowhere else to go."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Nowhere do plants flourish with such vigour as they do in tropical rainforests."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This animal is found in Australia, and nowhere else."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Nowhere is the effect of government policy more apparent than in agriculture."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "in a sudden and surprising way",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "A huge flock of sheep seemed to appear from nowhere."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The attack came from nowhere."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to make no progress or have no success; to not enable somebody to make progress or have success",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We discussed it all morning but got nowhere."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Talking to him will get you nowhere."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His career was **going nowhere fast**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The campaign over pay and conditions was getting nowhere."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Difficulty and failure"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to have no successful result for somebody",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This discussion is leading us nowhere."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Often there are discoveries which lead nowhere."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Difficulty and failure"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a place that is a long way from other buildings, towns, etc.",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She lives on a small farm in the middle of nowhere."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "far from; not at all",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The job doesn't pay anywhere near enough for me."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Older cars are nowhere near as fuel-efficient as modern cars."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "far from; not at all",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Older cars are nowhere near as fuel-efficient as modern cars."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "impossible for anyone to find or see",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I wanted to talk to him but he was **nowhere to be found**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The children were nowhere to be seen."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A peace settlement is nowhere in sight *(= is not likely in the near future)*."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈnəʊweə(r)/",
                "audio": "no/nowhere/nowhere__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈnəʊwer/",
                "audio": "no/nowhere/nowhere__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English nāhwǣr (see no, where)."
}