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# nothing

«nothing» in Mova's school dictionary: **not anything at all: There is nothing in the box** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

pronoun; noun (a nothing — rare)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Nothing means not anything at all: There is nothing in the box. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nothing/#m1)

2) Nothing can mean zero, no amount: Five take away five leaves nothing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nothing/#m2)

3) «For nothing» means free, or with no result. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nothing/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

the answer when there are no things (zero); «nothing left» = everything was taken; in everyday life «nothing much», «nothing to do», «for nothing» (free); in stories «nothing happened»

### examples

- Student: nothing [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nothing/#x1)
- After the sale there was nothing left on the shelf. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nothing/#x2)
- Five take away five leaves nothing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nothing/#x3)
- There is nothing in my pocket. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nothing/#x4)
- I have nothing to do; I'm bored. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nothing/#x5)
- «What's wrong?» «Nothing.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nothing/#x6)
- You get this sticker for nothing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nothing/#x7)
- Nothing can stop us now! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nothing/#x8)
- There's nothing the matter with me. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nothing/#x9)

### note

Zero things. «nothing» takes a singular verb: nothing is left. Trap: «nothing left» after a removal means the amount taken equals the start. Use «nothing» or «not … anything», not both («I have nothing», not «I don't have nothing»).

### In the corpora

- [Antibiotics kill bacteria but do nothing against colds, which are caused by viruses.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/20/)
- [Nothing terrible happened; they were just worn out.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/34-when-grown-ups-are-tired-or-worried/4/)
- [The others in it may have said nothing in public, and a fair person remembers that.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/44-the-royal-family-in-the-news-a-wedding-a-move-to-america-an-interview-and-a-book/9/)
- [Ollie gasps, "What's broken?" Dad smiles: "Nothing's broken, bud.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/52-elections-crime-the-weather-breaking-news-and-news-vs-opinion/6/)
- [When the program is switched off, nothing happens inside it: it does not sleep, rest or dream.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/2-guessing-the-next-word/10/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «nothing» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nothing/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.