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UK [nʌn] / US adverb, pronoun

Summary:

None can be used in the following ways: - as a pronoun: I asked for some more cake, but there was none left. (followed by "of"): None of my friends will help me. - as an adverb: She pushed him none too gently back against the wall. When none is the subject of a sentence and refers to members of a group of people or things, it can be used with a singular or plural verb. Some people think it is more correct to use a singular verb in these cases: None of his friends lives nearby. ♦ None of the plates were broken.
Usage note:
When none is the subject of a sentence and refers to members of a group of people or things, it can be used with a singular or plural verb. Some people think that it is more correct to use a singular verb: None of his friends lives nearby. ♦ None of the plates were broken.

not one of a group of people, or things or no amount of something

I thought there was some coffee in the cupboard, but there's none there.

Few residents were willing to be named, and none would be photographed.

none of:

The driver was killed, but none of the passengers was hurt.

None of the money actually went to the people who needed it.

none at all:

Some people with the disease might display only mild symptoms or none at all.

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none the better/worse etc — no better/worse etc than before

We woke up next morning none the worse for our terrible experience.

none other (than) — used for expressing surprise that a particular person, often someone famous, has done something or is connected with something

The songwriters are none other than Sir Tim Rice and Sir Elton John.

- have none of something

- none but

- none the less

- none too

See:

bar III, second II