Nothing vs Gone - What's the difference?
nothing | gone |
Not any thing; no thing.
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(slang, in double negatives) Anything
Something trifling, or of no consequence or importance.
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A trivial remark (especially in the term (sweet nothings)).
A nobody (insignificant person).
(archaic) Not at all; in no way.
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Away, having left.
(figuratively) No longer part of the present situation.
No longer existing, having passed.
Used up.
Dead.
(colloquial) Intoxicated to the point of being unaware of one's surroundings
(colloquial) Excellent; wonderful.
(archaic) Ago (used post-positionally).
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(British, informal) Past, after, later than (a time).
In archaic|lang=en terms the difference between nothing and gone
is that nothing is (archaic) not at all; in no way while gone is (archaic) ago (used post-positionally).As a pronoun nothing
is not any thing; no thing.As a noun nothing
is something trifling, or of no consequence or importance.As an adverb nothing
is (archaic) not at all; in no way.As a verb gone is
.As an adjective gone is
away, having left.As a preposition gone is
(british|informal) past, after, later than (a time).nothing
English
Alternative forms
* (nonstandard) nuffin, nuffink, nuttin'Pronoun
(wikipedia nothing) (English Pronouns)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=Nothing was too small to receive attention, if a supervising eye could suggest improvements likely to conduce to the common welfare. Mr. Gordon Burnage, for instance, personally visited dust-bins and back premises, accompanied by a sort of village bailiff, going his round like a commanding officer doing billets.}}
Finland spreads word on schools, passage=Imagine a country where children do nothing but play until they start compulsory schooling at age seven. Then, without exception, they attend comprehensives until the age of 16. Charging school fees is illegal, and so is sorting pupils into ability groups by streaming or setting.}}
- I didn't see nothing. [= I didn't see anything].
Synonyms
* (not any thing) ** (standard) not a thing ** (slang) jack, nada, zip ** (vulgar slang) bugger all, jack shit, sod all (British), fuck all ** (Northern English dialect) nowt :: See * (something trifling) nothing of any consequence, nothing consequential, nothing important, nothing significant, something inconsequential, something insignificant, something of no consequence, something trifling, something unimportantAntonyms
* anything * everything * somethingNoun
(en noun)- What happened to your face?'' — ''It's nothing.
- Sermons are not like curious inquiries after new nothings , but pursuances of old truths.
- You're nothing to me now!
Adverb
(-)Derived terms
* benothing * better than nothing * for nothing * if nothing else * it's nothing * have nothing on (someone) * leave nothing in the tank * less than nothing * next to nothing * nothing at all * nothing but * nothing doing * nothingness * nothing succeeds like success * there's nothing to it * think nothing of itSee also
* nobody, no one * nowhereReferences
*gone
English
Alternative forms
* ywent (obsolete verb form)Verb
(head)Derived terms
* gonerAdjective
(-)- Are they gone already?
- Don't both trying to understand what Grandma says, she's gone .
- He won't be going out with us tonight. Now that he's engaged, he's gone .
- Have you seen their revenue numbers? They're gone .
- The days of my youth are gone .
- I'm afraid all the coffee's gone at the moment.
- Dude, look at Jack. He's completely gone .
- Six nights gone , your brother fell upon my uncle Stafford, encamped with his host at a village called Oxcross not three days ride from Casterly Rock.
Preposition
(English prepositions)- You'd better hurry up, it's gone four o'clock.
