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pronoun
- 1. no person; not a single person: "no one came"
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The meaning of NO ONE is no person : nobody. How to use no one in a sentence.
No one, nobody, nothing and nowhere are indefinite pronouns. … (Definition of no one from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
No one means not a single person, or not a single member of a particular group or set. Everyone wants to be a hero, but no one wants to die. No one can open mail except the person to whom it has been addressed.
No one means the same thing as nobody—no person or not anyone, as in No one knows or Trust no one. No one is used as a pronoun. Unlike most other pronouns, which are used in place of referring to a person or thing by name, no one refers to a nonexistent person.
Definition of no one pronoun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
no one. No one or nobody means 'not a single person', or 'not a single member of a particular group'. In British English, no one can also be written no-one. Nobody is always written as one word. There is no difference in meaning between no one and nobody.
You say: No one did anything to help. Don’t say: No one did nothing to help. USAGE: No one, none of, neither of • Don’t use ‘of’ after no one. Don’t say: no one of us | no one of his parents • You use none of when talking about a group of three or more people: None of us saw him.
She had no one to guide her as a teenager. Thankfully no one was harmed in the accident. Luckily, no one was inside the house when the fire started. If the sign's too small, no one will notice it. Stop being so paranoid - no one's talking about you.
ˈno ˌone, pron. Pronouns no person: No one is home. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024. no′ one′, Pronouns no person; not anyone; nobody: No one is home.. Also, no′-one′. 1595–1605. See each. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: no-one, no one pron. no person; nobody. USAGE.
There was a lion in the linen closet and no one wanted to reach for the towel. I had connections no one else did. Until now she had been thinking of no one but herself.
