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Meaning of "nowhere" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NOWHERE

nowhere  [ˈnəʊˌwɛə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NOWHERE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nowhere can act as a noun and an adverb.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES NOWHERE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of nowhere in the English dictionary

The definition of nowhere in the dictionary is in, at, or to no place; not anywhere. Other definition of nowhere is a nonexistent or insignificant place.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NOWHERE


anywhere
ˈɛnɪˌwɛə
Delaware
ˈdɛləˌwɛə
everywhere
ˈɛvrɪˌwɛə
firmware
ˈfɜːmˌwɛə
footwear
ˈfʊtˌwɛə
freeware
ˈfriːˌwɛə
glassware
ˈɡlɑːsˌwɛə
hardware
ˈhɑːdˌwɛə
hollowware
ˈhɒləʊˌwɛə
menswear
ˈmɛnzˌwɛə
shareware
ˈʃɛəˌwɛə
sleepwear
ˈsliːpˌwɛə
software
ˈsɒftˌwɛə
somewhere
ˈsʌmˌwɛə
sportswear
ˈspɔːtsˌwɛə
spyware
ˈspaɪˌwɛə
swimwear
ˈswɪmˌwɛə
tableware
ˈteɪbəlˌwɛə
underwear
ˈʌndəˌwɛə
willowware
ˈwɪləʊˌwɛə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NOWHERE

now-now
nowadays
noway
noways
nowcast
nowcasting
nowed
Nowel
Nowell
nowhence
nowhere near
nowhither
nowise
nowl
nowness
nowt
nowtier
nowtiest
nowty
nowy

WORDS THAT END LIKE NOWHERE

adhere
all there
atmosphere
eachwhere
elsewhere
everwhere
get anywhere
get nowhere
get somewhere
hemisphere
here
here and there
look here
middle of nowhere
otherwhere
out there
so there
sphere
there
where

Synonyms and antonyms of nowhere in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «nowhere» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NOWHERE

Find out the translation of nowhere to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of nowhere from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nowhere» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

到处都无
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ningún otro sitio
570 millions of speakers

English

nowhere
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कहीं नहीं
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لَيْسَ فِي أَيّ مَكَانٍ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нигде
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

em nenhum lugar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কোথাও
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nulle part
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tiada tempat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nirgendwo
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

どこにも・・・ない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아무데도 ... 없다(않다)
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora ono
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không nơi nào
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எங்கும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कोठेही नाही
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hiçbir yerde
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

da nessuna parte
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nigdzie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ніде
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nicăieri
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πουθενά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nêrens
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ingenstans
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ingen steder
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nowhere

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NOWHERE»

The term «nowhere» is very widely used and occupies the 10.598 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NOWHERE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «nowhere» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «nowhere» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nowhere

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10 QUOTES WITH «NOWHERE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word nowhere.
1
Laz Alonso
When you are really in love, you become vulnerable, and insecurities come out of nowhere.
2
Kevin J. Anderson
I think that somebody with the resources and innovation and the idea is going to come out of nowhere and come up with a successful space travel program.
3
Michelangelo Antonioni
Hollywood is like being nowhere and talking to nobody about nothing.
4
Rick Atkinson
I was with the 101st Airborne Division in Iraq, really in the middle of nowhere, about 80 miles south of Baghdad. And it was almost midnight, and I got a computer message from the home office of the Washington Post asking me to call them. I did call them and was told that I'd won the Pulitzer Prize.
5
Randy Bachman
I don't think that bands that make it on their first album are as strong as bands that don't: there is nowhere to go but down.
6
Malik Bendjelloul
There's nowhere like Detroit; it's a modern necropolis: all these art deco masterpieces crumbling away.
7
Michael Burgess
We saw in 2003 the beginnings of an outbreak of an illness called SARS. SARS ended up killing 800 people which is a significant number of deaths, but nowhere near as high as it could have been.
8
Win Butler
A lot of people get really stuck in this idea that everything's been done and there's nowhere left to go.
9
John Carney
I kept thinking, 'How do you make a modern musical?' Then it became clear that I could do it just like a small indie art-house movie, very naturalistically. I could create a world where it's o.k. to break into song, without an orchestra coming up out of nowhere.
10
Eugene Cernan
I do believe there is life in outer space. Mathematically, there has to be, and if you believe as I do that there is a creator of the universe, then how can we be so arrogant to believe he created life here and nowhere else?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NOWHERE»

Discover the use of nowhere in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nowhere and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Miles from Nowhere: A Round-the-world Bicycle Adventure
The author describes her experiences as she and her husband traveled on bicycles 23,000 miles through twenty-five countries
Barbara Savage, 1985
2
Geography Of Nowhere: The Rise And Declineof America'S ...
Argues that much of what surrounds Americans is depressing, ugly, and unhealthy; and traces America's evolution from a land of village commons to a man-made landscape that ignores nature and human needs.
James Howard Kunstler, 1994
3
The Edge of Nowhere
Elizabeth George, bestselling author of the Inspector Lynley crime novels, brings her elegant style, intricate plotting, incisive characterization, and top-notch storytelling to her first book for teens.
Elizabeth George, 2012
4
The View From Nowhere
Discusses the mind-body problem, knowledge, personal identity, free will, ethics, death, reality, values, and the meaning of life.
Thomas Nagel, 1989
5
The Blue Nowhere
A notoriously sadistic computer hacker, code-named PHATE, is cutting down people all over the Silicon Valley, but L.A.P.D. Computer Crimes geek and former felon Wyatt Gillette is on the warpath, hoping to bring him down.
Jeffery Deaver, 2001
6
NowHere: Space, Time, and Modernity
This book is a panoramic and sustained investigation of the 'chronoscape' of la condition moderne--from the negative space of the painter's tableau, to the proximate immediacy of face-to-face communication, to the eschatological time of ...
Roger Friedland, Deirdre Boden, 1994
7
Out of Nowhere
The refugees came out of nowhere and vanish just as quickly. And Tom may find himself going nowhere, too, if he doesn’t start trying to get somewhere. From the Hardcover edition.
Maria Padian, 2013
8
The Dark Side of Nowhere
Fourteen-year-old Jason faces an identity crisis after discovering that he is the son of aliens who stayed on earth following a botched invasion mission.
Neal Shusterman, 2012
9
Home from Nowhere: Remaking Our Everyday World For the 21st ...
Describes the landscape debates and movements in America that attempt to restore the beauty of its dwelling places
James Howard Kunstler, 1998
10
Nowhere but Up: The Story of Justin Bieber's Mom
A few know she was a teen mom who had to overcome a drug and alcohol addiction. Even fewer know the rest of her story. Now, for the first time in detail, Pattie shares with the world the story of a girl who felt abandoned and unloved.
Pattie Mallette, A. J. Gregory, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NOWHERE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nowhere is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Arsenal target Alexandre Lacazette going nowhere, says Lyon …
Arsenal target Alexandre Lacazette will not be sold this summer, according to Lyon coach Hubert Fournier. The 24-year-old France ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Nowhere to go, nowhere to hide
Search in: Comment. canberratimes.com.au; Web; Comment. Nowhere to go, nowhere to hide. Date: July 24, 2015 - 11:45PM. (29); Read later ... «The Canberra Times, Jul 15»
3
Tigers going nowhere with or without David Price
It's hard to imagine that David Price will come back from this upcoming nine-game road trip with the Tigers. Odds are that Price, the stud lefty, will be dealt at the ... «WDIV Detroit, Jul 15»
4
Highway Fund Deadline Nears With Congress Nowhere Close to Deal
Highway Fund Deadline Nears With Congress Nowhere Close to Deal. Jul 24, 2015 6:39 AM PDT. The House will need to act on the Senate's ambitious six-year ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
5
DISC SPOTLIGHT: Kansas: Miracles Out of Nowhere
#Formed in 1972 and still together (albeit with mostly replacement components), Kansas was far from the biggest selling act of their time but for ... «Gwinnettdailypost.com, Jul 15»
6
Pa. budget talksreally going nowhere
Much to no one's surprise, Wolf rejected that budget and called for renewed negotiations, which so far have gone nowhere. Instead, we have a ... «The Herald, Jul 15»
7
'Conor Murray came from nowhere and got a spot on the plane'
'Conor Murray came from nowhere and got a spot on the plane'. Mike Ross says Ireland are measured in their World Cup confidence but are ... «The42, Jul 15»
8
Only pilots can end Air France's flight to nowhere
Debt-ridden Air France-KLM has announced yet another round of cost-cutting after first-half losses rose to 638 mln euros. Closing loss-making ... «Breakingviews, Jul 15»
9
Q&A: Frank Aquila, author of "Sarah Palin: Out of Nowhere"
Frank Aquila is the founder of the South San Joaquin Republicans and the author of “Sarah Palin: Out of Nowhere,” a book that examines his ... «Inside Tucson Business, Jul 15»
10
Chelsea FC Transfer News: John Obi Mikel Going Nowhere
Chelsea FC midfielder John Obi Mikel has been subject to much transfer speculation so far this summer. Having seen relatively little playing ... «The Pride of London, Jul 15»

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