Meaning of “nothing” in the English Dictionary

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"nothing" in English

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uk /ˈnʌθ.ɪŋ/ us /ˈnʌθ.ɪŋ/

A2 not anything:

There's nothing in the drawer - I took everything out.

Nothing I could say would cheer her up.

I have nothing new to tell you.

There's nothing else (= no other thing) we can do to help.

There's nothing much (= not very much) to do in our town.

The story was nothing but (= only) lies.

US The score is Yankees three, Red Sox nothing (= no points).

be/have nothing to do with sb

B2 to be a matter or subject that someone has no good reason to know about or be involved with:

I wish he wouldn't offer advice on my marriage - it's nothing to do with him.

be/have nothing to do with sb/sth

B2 to have no connection or influence with someone or something:

We are nothing to do with the firm that has the offices next door.

In the evening he likes to read books and articles that have nothing to do with his work.

be/mean nothing

› to have no importance or value:

Money means nothing to him.

for nothing

› free or without paying:

I got this painting for nothing from a friend.

B2 with no good result or for no purpose:

He queued for two hours and (all) for nothing - there were no seats left.

Let us make sure that these brave men and women did not die for nothing.

nothing on

› no clothes on your body:

She sleeps with nothing on.

I couldn't come to the door - I had nothing on!

I checked my calendar and I have nothing on on Tuesday afternoon.

There's nothing on next Friday - we could have the meeting then.

More examples

He reassured people that law-abiding citizens would have nothing to fear from the enquiries.
We talked late into the night, but nothing was concluded.
There was nothing we could do about it - the situation was beyond our control.
Although they said nothing, she could sense their disapproval of her suggestion.
There's nothing more refreshing on a hot day than a cold beer.