nowheresadv.pron.n.

Brit.

/ˈnəʊwɛːz/, U.S.

/ˈnoʊˌ(h)wɛ(ə)rz/

Forms: 1800s– nowheres; U.S. regional 1800s nowers, 1900s– no'rs, 1900s– nowhars.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nowhere adv., -s suffix¹.

Etymology: < nowhere adv. + -s suffix¹. Compare earlier otherwheres adv., many-wheres adv., anywheres adv. Compare also somewheres adv. at somewhere adv. and n. Derivatives.

regional and nonstandard.

A. adv.

In or at no place; to no place. Cf. nowhere adv.Often used with a redundant negative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > place > here, there, etc. > [adverb] > nowhere

nowhereeOE

never wherea1400

no-gatesa1400

nothera1400

nother-wherea1400

nouthera1400

nouther-wherea1400

nowheres1847

no-gate1879

noplace1880

the world > space > direction > [adverb] > to or towards some thing or place > to or towards no place

nowhithereOE

nowhitherwards?a1160

nowherea1300

nouther-whither?a1400

nowhere-whithera1400

nowheres1847

1847 S. T. Hurd Grammatical Corrector 54 [Common Errors of Speech] Nowheres, for nowhere; as ‘It is nowheres to be found.’

1853 C. Dickens Bleak House xlvi. 448 Don't let me ever see you nowheres within forty mile of London, or you'll repent it.

1884 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Huckleberry Finn xli. 349 I hain't been nowheres.

1909 Dial. Notes 3 353 Nowheres, nowhere.

1963 M. Lowry Ultramarine (1975) ii. 71 Andy wasn't in the galley or in the round house or nowheres.

1993 S. Stewart Ramlin Rose iv. 32 The Company man came and nailed a notice to yer mast telling the 'ole world you hadn't paid yer way and until you did that boat was goin nowheres.

B. pron. and n.

No discernible or identifiable place; a non-existent place; a remote or inaccessible place. Cf. nowhere n. and pron.

ΚΠ

1856 S. Warner Hills of Shatemuc 202 ‘Where do you live when you are not at home?’ ‘Nowheres.’

1871 G. MacDonald At Back North Wind iv. 46 ‘Oh yes, you would, if you had nowheres else to go to,’ answered the girl.

1899 S. Crane Blue Hotel in Monster & Other Stories (1901) ii. 136 Oh, maybe you think I have been to nowheres.

1975 R. Davies World of Wonders (1977) i. vi. 56 Would they just tell her that? A kid out of nowheres! Especially if there was any inquiry by Nosey Parkers and policemen.

1990 S. S. Tepper Raising Stones i. v. 148 Hobbs Transystem Foods would turn Settlement One over to the people..and begin recruiting for a Settlement Twelve, off in the nowheres.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	nowheres
释义	nowheresadv.pron.n. Brit. /ˈnəʊwɛːz/, U.S. /ˈnoʊˌ(h)wɛ(ə)rz/ Forms: 1800s– nowheres; U.S. regional 1800s nowers, 1900s– no'rs, 1900s– nowhars. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nowhere adv., -s suffix¹. Etymology: < nowhere adv. + -s suffix¹. Compare earlier otherwheres adv., many-wheres adv., anywheres adv. Compare also somewheres adv. at somewhere adv. and n. Derivatives. regional and nonstandard. A. adv. In or at no place; to no place. Cf. nowhere adv.Often used with a redundant negative. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > here, there, etc. > [adverb] > nowhere nowhereeOE never wherea1400 no-gatesa1400 nothera1400 nother-wherea1400 nouthera1400 nouther-wherea1400 nowheres1847 no-gate1879 noplace1880 the world > space > direction > [adverb] > to or towards some thing or place > to or towards no place nowhithereOE nowhitherwards?a1160 nowherea1300 nouther-whither?a1400 nowhere-whithera1400 nowheres1847 1847 S. T. Hurd Grammatical Corrector 54 [Common Errors of Speech] Nowheres, for nowhere; as ‘It is nowheres to be found.’ 1853 C. Dickens Bleak House xlvi. 448 Don't let me ever see you nowheres within forty mile of London, or you'll repent it. 1884 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Huckleberry Finn xli. 349 I hain't been nowheres. 1909 Dial. Notes 3 353 Nowheres, nowhere. 1963 M. Lowry Ultramarine (1975) ii. 71 Andy wasn't in the galley or in the round house or nowheres. 1993 S. Stewart Ramlin Rose iv. 32 The Company man came and nailed a notice to yer mast telling the 'ole world you hadn't paid yer way and until you did that boat was goin nowheres. B. pron. and n. No discernible or identifiable place; a non-existent place; a remote or inaccessible place. Cf. nowhere n. and pron. ΚΠ 1856 S. Warner Hills of Shatemuc 202 ‘Where do you live when you are not at home?’ ‘Nowheres.’ 1871 G. MacDonald At Back North Wind iv. 46 ‘Oh yes, you would, if you had nowheres else to go to,’ answered the girl. 1899 S. Crane Blue Hotel in Monster & Other Stories (1901) ii. 136 Oh, maybe you think I have been to nowheres. 1975 R. Davies World of Wonders (1977) i. vi. 56 Would they just tell her that? A kid out of nowheres! Especially if there was any inquiry by Nosey Parkers and policemen. 1990 S. S. Tepper Raising Stones i. v. 148 Hobbs Transystem Foods would turn Settlement One over to the people..and begin recruiting for a Settlement Twelve, off in the nowheres. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adv.pron.n.1847
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