adv

nowhere

NOH-weh-uh

adv

Not in, at, or to any place.

"The keys were nowhere to be found."

"We drove for hours and ended up nowhere near the campsite."

How to Use Nowhere

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishNot anywhere at all — no place fits.

Common pairings

nowhere to be found nowhere near in the middle of nowhere

nowheres plural

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From Old English nōhwǣr, a fusion of "no" and "where."

everywhere

everywhere

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everywhere