nowhere near

not nearly. We have nowhere near enough wood for the winter. They're nowhere near ready for the game.

nowhere near

not in any way It was a long list and it was nowhere near complete. The movie was nowhere near as bad as Erin said it was. Holzman was nowhere near the player Carey is.

Usage notes: used for emphasis

See also: near, nowhere

nowhere near

see under not anything like.

See also: near, nowhere

nowhere near

Not nearly: has nowhere near enough money to buy a house.

See also: near, nowhere

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Aurora	ow-RO-rah (Spanish), ə-RAWR-ə (English), OW-ro-rah (Finnish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, German, Romanian, Finnish, Roman Mythology
Suman	-	Bengali, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Kannada, Nepali
Aeolus	[i:ələs]
Urban	UWR-bahn (Polish), UR-bən (English)	Danish, Swedish, German, Polish, Slovene, Biblical, History
Vlasi	-	Russian
BjÖRg	-	Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic