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1no·where Listen to audio/ˈnoʊˌweɚ/ adverb
: not in or at any place
I have nowhere to go/sit/live. These facts are nowhere stated (in the book). Nowhere is there more of a population problem than in this city. The book is nowhere to be found. = The book is nowhere to be seen. = The book is nowhere in sight.
get nowhere
1 or go nowhere : to have no success at all in doing something : to make no progress
I have gotten nowhere with my research. [=my research has been completely unsuccessful] The research is going nowhere. We're getting/going nowhere fast.
2 get (someone) nowhere : to not help (someone) at all : to not make a situation any better for (someone)
Arguing will get us nowhere. [=arguing will not help our situation]
nowhere near
informal : not at all : not nearly
Their house is nowhere near as nice as yours. That is nowhere near enough water. The house is nowhere near finished.

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