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
- adj Not present in a place where one is expected to be.
- adj Distracted or lost in thought; not paying attention to what is happening.
- verb To deliberately keep oneself away from somewhere.
No — full definition
- det Not any; none at all.
- adv Not at all — used before comparatives like "more" or "less," or certain adjectives.
- particle Used alone to show disagreement, refusal, or denial.
- noun A negative answer, or a vote against a proposal.