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Dictionary: no·where   ('hwâr', -wâr') pronunciation
adv.
  1. Not anywhere.
  2. To no place or result: protested the ruling but got nowhere.
n.
  1. A remote or unknown place: a cabin in the middle of nowhere.
  2. A state of nonexistence: an idea that came out of nowhere.
idioms:

miles from nowhere

  1. In a very remote place.
nowhere near
  1. Not nearly: has nowhere near enough money to buy a house.


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Idioms: nowhere
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Idioms beginning with nowhere:
nowhere near

In addition to the idiom beginning with nowhere, also see get nowhere; in the middle (of nowhere); out of nowhere.


WordNet: nowhere
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Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an insignificant place


The adverb nowhere has one meaning:

Meaning #1: not anywhere; in or at or to no place


Wikipedia: Nowhere
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Nowhere typically means a place that doesn't exist or a place that seems like it doesn't exist. other definitions are: 1) no place; 2) not near anything man made; 3) not placed on a map.

It can refer to

In Business

  • Nowhere, a group of companies specializing in co-creation.

In film

  • Nowhere a 1997 film by director Greg Araki.

In Music

  • "Nowhere", an insert song by FictionJunction Yuuka for the anime Madlax.
  • Nowhere, an album by the band Ride, released in 1990.
  • "Nowhere", a song by Therapy? from their 1994 album Troublegum.
  • "Nowhere", a song by The Pillows from their 1998 album Little Busters.
  • "Nowhere", a song by the rapper Bubba Sparxxx from his 2003 album Deliverance.
  • "Radio Nowhere", a song by Bruce Springsteen.
  • "Nowhere", a song by the group 112 from their 2005 album Pleasure & Pain.
  • "Nowhere a song from the series episode "The Song"

Nowhere used as an Idiom

Nowhere is also used metaphorically by persons who reside or originate in rural areas. A common statement made by such persons includes the usage of "the middle of nowhere." This usage is a comment on the relatively sparse population and night life of local, rural areas. Beyond this commentary, "the middle of nowhere" is also used when persons are lost and do not know their location, say while traveling or driving in an unknown location with few landmarks or entities. Yet another usage can be found in the quantitative use of "nowhere near," as in "there is nowhere near enough pizza for everyone."

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Translations: Nowhere
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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - ingen steder
pron. - intetsteds
adj. - ingen steder
n. - intetsted, det ukendte

idioms:

  • from nowhere    ud af det blå
  • get nowhere    ingen vegne komme
  • get nowhere fast    slet ingen vegne komme
  • get someone nowhere    ikke komme langt med
  • nowhere near    langt fra
  • out of nowhere    dukke op

Nederlands (Dutch)
nergens, in geen velden of wegen

Français (French)
adv. - nulle part, à rien
pron. - rien, nulle part
adj. - de nulle part, perdu, inconnu, éloigné
n. - trou perdu

idioms:

  • be nowhere    être nulle part
  • come nowhere    arriver bien loin derrière
  • from nowhere    tout d'un coup, comme par miracle, de loin
  • get nowhere    mener nulle part, n'avancer à rien
  • get nowhere fast    ne pas avancer du tout
  • get someone nowhere    mener qn nulle part
  • go nowhere    mener nulle part, ne pas aller loin
  • nowhere near    loin de, pas près de, loin d'être
  • out of nowhere    comme par miracle

Deutsch (German)
adv. - nirgends
n. - Nirgendwo
pron. - nirgendwo, nirgendwohin
adj. - aus dem Nichts

idioms:

  • be nowhere    unter "ferner liefen" rangieren (ugs.)
  • come nowhere    unter "ferner liefen" rangieren (ugs.)
  • from nowhere    aus dem Nichts
  • get nowhere    nicht vorankommen, nichts erreichen
  • get nowhere fast    nichts erreichen
  • get someone nowhere    jmdm. nichts nützen
  • go nowhere    nicht weiter kommen, keine Fortschritte machen
  • nowhere near    nicht annähernd
  • out of nowhere    aus dem Nichts

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - πουθενά, σε κανένα μέρος
n. - ανύπαρκτος τόπος, ουτοπία, (το) πουθενά

idioms:

  • from nowhere    από το πουθενά, αιφνιδιαστικά
  • get nowhere    αποτυγχάνω, ναυαγώ, δεν φέρνω αποτέλεσμα
  • get nowhere fast    δεν μας βγάζει πουθενά
  • get someone nowhere    δεν καταφέρνω τίποτα μ' αυτό
  • nowhere near    καθόλου, ούτε σύγκριση με
  • out of nowhere    από το πουθενά

Italiano (Italian)
in nessun luogo

idioms:

  • from/out of nowhere    spuntato dal nulla
  • get nowhere    non porta a nulla
  • get nowhere fast    arrancare per nulla
  • get someone nowhere    far perder tempo
  • nowhere near    lungi da

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - em nenhuma parte
n. - nada (m)

idioms:

  • from/out of nowhere    do nada, fora de moda
  • get nowhere    não execução de algo útil
  • get nowhere fast    morosidade na execução de algo
  • get someone nowhere    morosidade e não execução de algo
  • nowhere near    nem de longe

Русский (Russian)
нигде, никуда

idioms:

  • from/out of nowhere    откуда ни возьмись, без предупреждения
  • get nowhere    ни к чему не вести
  • get nowhere fast    топтаться на месте
  • get someone nowhere    ни к чему не вести
  • nowhere near    даже близко не

Español (Spanish)
adv. - por ninguna parte, en ninguna parte, a ninguna parte
pron. - por ninguna parte
adj. - de un lugar que no existe
n. - lugar que no existe

idioms:

  • be nowhere    no obtener una clasificación o un premio
  • come nowhere    no llegar a ningún lado, no arribar a una conclusión
  • from nowhere    salido de la nada
  • get nowhere    no conseguir nada, fracasar
  • get nowhere fast    no avanzar nada
  • get someone nowhere    no conducir a ninguna parte, no le servirá de nada
  • go nowhere    no ir a ningún lado, no encontrar una solución, no progresar
  • nowhere near    ni de lejos, ni con mucho
  • out of nowhere    salido de la nada

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - ingenstans, inte någonstans, ingen vart
n. - intet

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
无处, 到处都无, 不存在的, 没有的, 不重要的, 无价值的, 不知名的, 毫无结果的, 没有什么地方, 任何地方, 不知名的地方, 乌有

idioms:

  • from nowhere    从不知道的地方, 从不注意的地方, 从不知名的状态, 从默默无名之中
  • get nowhere    无进展
  • get nowhere fast    无进展, 欲速则不达
  • get someone nowhere    使某人一事无成
  • nowhere near    丝亳不像
  • out of nowhere    从不知名的小地方, 从不知道的地方, 从不注意的地方, 从不知名的状态, 从默默无名之中

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 無處, 到處都無
pron. - 無處
adj. - 不存在的, 沒有的, 不重要的, 無價值的, 不知名的, 毫無結果的
n. - 沒有什麼地方, 任何地方, 不知名的地方, 烏有

idioms:

  • from nowhere    從不知道的地方, 從不注意的地方, 從不知名的狀態, 從默默無名之中
  • get nowhere    無進展
  • get nowhere fast    無進展, 欲速則不達
  • get someone nowhere    使某人一事無成
  • nowhere near    絲亳不像
  • out of nowhere    從不知名的小地方, 從不知道的地方, 從不注意的地方, 從不知名的狀態, 從默默無名之中

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 아무데도 ~없다
pron. - 어딘지 모르는 곳
adj. - 시시한, 별 볼일 없는
n. - 어딘지 모르는 곳, 무명

idioms:

  • get nowhere    실패하다, 효과가 없다
  • get nowhere fast    성공하지 못하다
  • get someone nowhere    누군가에게 이익도 손해도 없는

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - どこにも…ない

idioms:

  • from/out of nowhere    どこからともなく
  • get nowhere    効果がない
  • get nowhere fast    全く成功しない, すぐに駄目になる
  • get someone nowhere    役立たない
  • nowhere near    とうてい…でない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) ليس في أي مكان (الاسم) لا مكان‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮לשום מקום/בשום-מקום לא‬
pron. - ‮בשום-מקום‬
adj. - ‮(אינו נמצא) בשום-מקום‬
n. - ‮שום-מקום, מקום נידח ולא ידוע‬


 
 

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