nowhere

A2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /ˈnoʊ.(h)wɛɹ/ UK /ˈnəʊ.wɛə/ See IPA manual

Freq #1583

Meanings

1

adv
Not in or to any place.

I looked everywhere, but the keys were nowhere to be found.
2

noun
No particular place.

They went on a long drive to nowhere in particular.

Thesaurus

Opposites

everywhere

Etymology

From Middle English nowher, from Old English nōhwēr, nāhwǣr, from nā- + hwǣr. By surface analysis, no + where. Adjective usage is taken from phrases like nowhere on the map (signifying the location was too small or too insignificant to be listed), nowhere you want to be, etc.

nowher Middle English nōhwēr Old English

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Topics

Space, Position & Direction

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# nowhere

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** adv, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈnoʊ.(h)wɛɹ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈnəʊ.wɛə/
**Frequency rank:** 1583

## Meanings
1. Not in or to any place.
2. No particular place.

## Examples
- I looked everywhere, but the keys were nowhere to be found.
- They went on a long drive to nowhere in particular.

## Antonyms
- everywhere

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: nowher
- Root: nōhwēr

## Etymology
From Middle English nowher, from Old English nōhwēr, nāhwǣr, from nā- + hwǣr. By surface analysis, no + where. Adjective usage is taken from phrases like nowhere on the map (signifying the location was too small or too insignificant to be listed), nowhere you want to be, etc.

## AI Etymology
Nowhere comes from Middle English nowher, from Old English nōhwēr, nāhwǣr, from nā- + hwǣr. By surface analysis, no + where. Adjective usage is taken from phrases like nowhere on the map (signifying the location was too small or too insignificant to be listed), nowhere you want to be, etc. The historical chain includes Middle English nowher and Old English nōhwēr. Modern senses include not in or to any place and no particular place.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction

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