None of something means not even a small amount of it. None of a group of people or things means not even one of them. Since none has the meanings not one'' and not any,'' some insist that it always be treated as a singular and be followed by a singular verb: The rescue party searched for survivors, but none was found. No and none of are determiners. None is a pronoun. No, none and none of indicate negation. … None used to replace uncountable nouns should always be singular. None used in place of countable nouns may be either singular or plural, unless the rest of the circumstances or phrasing require it to be one or the other. No persons or things; not any. Many letters were received but none were answered. Singular or plural verb? • You use none of before a plural noun or pronoun and a singular verb: None of us is able to escape the consequences of our actions. • In informal English, people often use a plural verb after none of: None of us care what happens to him. none definition: no part or share. Check meanings, examples, usage tips, pronunciation, domains, and related words. Discover expressions like bar none , none too , none of it. The meaning of NONE is not any. How to use none in a sentence. You only use none of or none to talk about a group of three or more things or people. If you want to talk about two things or people, you use neither of or neither. It is true that none is etymologically derived from the Old English word ā n, one, but the word has been used as both a singular and a plural since the ninth century.