nothing
/ˈnʌθɪŋ/pronoun
उच्चारण नथिंग
कुछ नहीं
Basic word
- 1
not anything; no single thing; something that is not at all important
कुछ नहीं
- There is nothing in the box.
- It's nothing serious.
- There is nothing to eat in the house.
+ 3 more examples
- I have nothing to do this afternoon.
- Nothing could stop her from reaching the final.
- It was nothing, so please don't worry about it.
Synonyms not anything zero nil naught trifle
Opposite everything something
¶Idioms 5
next to nothing
almost nothing
लगभग कुछ नहीं; न के बराबर
- They bought the old house for next to nothing.
- She knows next to nothing about computers.
nothing but
only
केवल; सिर्फ़
- He's done nothing but complain all day.
- Nothing but the truth will help you now.
nothing ventured, nothing gained
used to say that you have to take risks if you want to achieve sth
जोखिम उठाए बिना कुछ हासिल नहीं होता
- Apply for the scholarship; nothing ventured, nothing gained.
- I'll ask her out; nothing ventured, nothing gained.
stop at nothing
to be willing to do anything to get what you want, even if it is dishonest or wrong
(कुछ पाने के लिए) किसी भी हद तक चले जाना
- He will stop at nothing to win the election.
- They stop at nothing to make money.
to say nothing of sth
used to introduce a further fact or thing in addition to those already mentioned
(और) फिर ... का तो कहना ही क्या
- The trip was expensive, to say nothing of the time it took.
- It's too cold to go out, to say nothing of the rain.
§Grammar and usage
Nothing takes a singular verb ('Nothing is impossible'); avoid double negatives ('I know nothing' or 'I don't know anything', not 'I don't know nothing').
अक्सर पूछा जाता है: nothing singular verb लेता है ('Nothing is impossible'); दोहरे नकार से बचें ('I know nothing' या 'I don't know anything', 'I don't know nothing' नहीं)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Nothing but (only: 'nothing but the truth'), for nothing (free; without result), nothing doing (informal, no; I refuse), have nothing to do with (have no connection with), there's nothing to it (it is very easy), next to nothing (almost nothing).
Idioms: nothing but (केवल: 'nothing but the truth'), for nothing (मुफ़्त; बिना परिणाम के), nothing doing (अनौपचारिक, नहीं; मैं मना करता हूँ), have nothing to do with (से कोई संबंध न होना), there's nothing to it (यह बहुत आसान है), next to nothing (लगभग कुछ नहीं)।
'Nothing ventured, nothing gained.'
कहावत 'Nothing ventured, nothing gained' (जोखिम नहीं तो लाभ नहीं)।