{
    "term": "nothing",
    "partOfSpeech": "pronoun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "not anything; no single thing",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There was nothing in her bag."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There's nothing you can do to help."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The doctor said there was nothing wrong with me."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Nothing else** matters to him apart from his job."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It cost us nothing to go in."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's five foot nothing *(= exactly five feet tall)*."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "very little; something that is not at all important or interesting",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We did nothing at the weekend."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘What's that in your pocket?’ ‘Oh, nothing.’"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I know **next to nothing** *(= almost nothing)* about art."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be a person that somebody has no feelings for",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I used to love her but she's nothing to me any more."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to have no connection with somebody/something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Get out! It's nothing to do with you *(= you have no right to know about it)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "That has nothing to do with what we're discussing."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "without payment",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She's always trying to get **something for nothing**."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "free"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "with no reward or result",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "All that preparation was for nothing because the visit was cancelled."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to have much less of a particular quality than somebody/something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I'm quite a fast worker, but I've got nothing on her!"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to have no information that could show somebody to be guilty of something",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used as a polite way of replying when somebody thanks you for doing something, to show that you were happy to do it",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "‘Thanks for all your help.’ ‘It was nothing—I enjoyed it.’"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "for a very good reason",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Not for nothing was he called the king of rock and roll."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "only; no more/less than",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Nothing but a miracle can save her now."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I want nothing but the best for my children."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "extremely; very",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The trip was nothing if not varied."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to emphasize how great or extreme something is",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It was nothing less than a disaster."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "not at all like",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It looks nothing like a horse."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "not nearly; not at all",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I had nothing like enough time to answer all the questions."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "not a great amount of something; nothing of great value or importance",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There's nothing much in the fridge."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I got up late and did nothing much all day."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "(it’s) very easy",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You'll soon learn. There's nothing to it really."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be willing to do anything to get what you want, even if it is dishonest or wrong",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She’ll stop at nothing to make money."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "romantic words",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to whisper sweet nothings in somebody’s ear"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "there is no other action to take except the one mentioned",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There was nothing else for it but to resign."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "something is/was not true",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There was a rumour she was going to resign, but there was nothing in it."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to say that you enjoy something very much",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There's nothing like a brisk walk on a cold day!"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈnʌθɪŋ/",
                "audio": "no/nothing/nothing__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈnʌθɪŋ/",
                "audio": "no/nothing/nothing__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English nān thing (see no, thing)."
}