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nowhere

adverb · Level 1 · Starter

What does nowhere mean?

nowhere (adverb): not anywhere; in or at or to no place.

Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.

How do you use nowhere in a sentence?

Where does nowhere come from?

From Middle English nowher, from Old English nōhwēr, nāhwǣr, from nā- + hwǣr.

Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What does “nowhere” mean?

from a given time onwards; longer, again

Not quite: that's what anymore means.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

Not quite: that's what indeed means.

not anywhere; in or at or to no place

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some unspecified time in the future

Not quite: that's what someday means.

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