NONE
—pron. 1 (foll. By of) a not any of (none of this concerns me; none of them have found it). B not any one of (none of them has come). 2 a no persons (none but fools believe it). B no person (none but a fool believes it). 3 (usually. With the preceding noun implied) not any (you have money and i have none). —adverb. (foll. By the + compar., or so, too) by no amount; not at all (am none the wiser). [old english, = not one] usage in sense 1b, the verb following none can be singular or plural according to meaning.