Nowhere
(
adverb
,
noun
)
(As an adverb)
Nowhere ( adverb )
- In no place; not anywhere.
- To no avail; without result.
Origin:
From old english nāhwær "in no place", from nāh "not" + wær "where".
Examples:
- He looked everywhere but found the keys nowhere.
- The city was nowhere to be seen.
- She went nowhere with her argument.
- The instructions were nowhere to be found.
- He got nowhere with his attempts to reason with her.
(As a noun)
Nowhere ( noun )
- In no place; not anywhere.
- To no avail; without result.
Origin:
From old english nāhwær "in no place", from nāh "not" + wær "where".
Examples:
- He looked everywhere but found the keys nowhere.
- The city was nowhere to be seen.
- She went nowhere with her argument.
- The instructions were nowhere to be found.
- He got nowhere with his attempts to reason with her.