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nothing

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/ˈnʌθɪŋ/ · noth-ing

Not anything; no single thing.

Meanings

pronounformal

Not anything; no single thing.

کچھ بھی نہیں؛ کوئی چیز نہیں۔

کچھ نہیں

kuch nahi

Synonyms

nilnaughtzeroکچھ نہیںشے نہیںعدم

Antonyms

somethinga thingکچھچیز

Common Collocations

  • nothing at all
  • nothing to worry about
  • nothing more

Example Sentences

I have nothing to say.

میرے پاس کہنے کے لئے کچھ نہیں ہے۔

Mere paas kehne ke liye kuch nahi hai.

There is nothing in the box.

ڈبے میں کچھ نہیں ہے۔

Dabe mein kuch nahi hai.

He did nothing to help.

اس نے مدد کرنے کے لیے کچھ نہیں کیا۔

Us ne madad karne ke liye kuch nahi kiya.

Easily Confused With

anything:Nothing means the absence of anything, while anything refers to any object or concept.

Word Family

naught
nounعدم

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of 'nothing' as a vacuum or blank space.

Imagine an empty box to represent nothing.

🗣️ Urdu Proverb

کچھ نہ ہونے سے کچھ ہونا بہتر ہے

Kuch na hone se kuch hona behtar hai

Better to have some than to have nothing.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Old English "nān þing" — not a thing

First known use: 13th century

The word 'nothing' evolved from Old English 'nān þing', meaning 'not a thing'. Over time, it became a commonly used term in English to denote the absence of anything.