Phrase guide

next to nothing

pron · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

Very little.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I got it for next to nothing in the January sales.
  • He pretends to be knowledgeable, but actually he knows next to nothing.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 微乎其微 (wēihūqíwēi) — very little
  • Finnish: melkein ilmaiseksi — very little
  • Finnish: ei juuri mitään — very little
  • French: trois fois rien — very little
  • German: so gut wie nichts — very little
  • German: fast nichts — very little
  • Greek: τζάμπα (tzámpa) — very little
  • Greek: φθηνά (fthiná) — very little
  • Italian: quasi niente — very little
  • Italian: una miseria — very little
  • Japanese: ほとんど何もない (hotondo nani mo nai) — very little
  • Polish: prawie nic — very little
  • Russian: почти́ ничего́ (počtí ničevó) — very little
  • Spanish: casi nada — very little
  • Welsh: y nesaf peth i ddim — very little