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無い — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • absent adj Not present in a place where one is expected to be.
  • No det Not any; none at all.
  • nonexistent adjective Not existing; not real.

Senses

無い is used for these senses in English:

  • absent (not comparable) Not existing. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
  • no Not (a); not properly, not really; not fully.
  • nonexistent Not existent or existing; not real.

absent — full definition

  1. adj Not present in a place where one is expected to be.
  2. adj Distracted or lost in thought; not paying attention to what is happening.
  3. verb To deliberately keep oneself away from somewhere.

No — full definition

  1. det Not any; none at all.
  2. adv Not at all — used before comparatives like "more" or "less," or certain adjectives.
  3. particle Used alone to show disagreement, refusal, or denial.
  4. noun A negative answer, or a vote against a proposal.

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