Words / A2

NOHW-air/ˈnəʊweə/

Nowhere means not in or to any place: nowhere to sit, go nowhere, nowhere near. Somewhere, anywhere, and everywhere are the related set. No one is for people, not places. Two ideas in one word. Do not write nowhere when you mean now here (two words), or know where.

Meaning

Not in or to any place.

Examples

• “There was nowhere to sit on the crowded train.”
• “The keys were nowhere in the flat.”
• “We had nowhere to park near the theatre.”

Good to know

nowhere to sit / nowhere near. Set: somewhere, anywhere, everywhere. Mix-up: now here.

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