nothing

Значение (Английский)

Pron

1. Not any thing; no thing.
2. An absence of anything, including empty space, brightness, darkness, matter, or a vacuum.

Noun

1. Something trifling, or of no consequence or importance.
2. A trivial remark especially in the term sweet nothings.
3. A nobody (insignificant person).

Adv

Not at all; in no way.

Adj

Completely unimportant.

Intj

Never mind; it's not important; forget what I said.

Пишется через дефис как

noth‧ing

Произносится как (IPA)

/ˈnʌθɪŋ/

Этимология (Английский)

From Middle English nothyng, noon thing, non thing, na þing, nan thing, nan þing, from Old English nāþing, nān þing (“nothing”, literally “not any thing”), equivalent to no + thing. Compare Old English nāwiht (“nothing”, literally “no thing”), Swedish ingenting (“nothing”, literally “not any thing, no thing”).

Предложения

Charles looked on , angry that there was nothing he could do .

Чарльз посмотрел на то, что он ничего не мог сделать.

It is so very good that it's good for nothing .

Это так хорошо, что это хорошо ни за что.

About eleven , I walked back to my home in Maybury because nothing seemed to be happening .

Одиннадцать я вернулся к своему дому в Мэйбери, потому что, казалось, ничего не происходило.