Can someone explain to me what あてがない means? I saw "私はどこにも行くあてがないの".
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Tell me what あてがない means
Thank you for the context. Apparently 行くあて is 行く当て and means “somewhere to
go”.

So the sentence can be translated as “I don’t have any place to go”.

当て in general can mean “purpose, goal, aim” etc. See also the verb 当てる (hit,
strike; hit the mark, guess right etc. )
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According to dictionaries, 当て has several different meanings:

  1. aim; object; purpose 

>     * 当てもなく歩く to wander aimlessly

  2. expectations; prospects; hopes​ 

>     * 返済の当てがつく to get a means for repayment
>     * 当てがはずれる to be contrary to one's expectation

  3. something that can be relied upon​ 

>     * 親を当てにする to rely on one's parents (esp. financially)
>     * 酔っぱらいの約束は当てにならない。 A promise of a drunkard cannot be relied upon.

(English definition taken from jisho.org, examples taken from 明鏡国語辞典)

None of them fits your case perfectly, but the last two definitions are
relevant. In your case, 当て means something like "a possible approach that have
come to one's mind" or "someone/something that may help you".

>   * 何か当てはありますか？ Do you have any idea (to resolve this problem)?
>   * 俺に当てがある。 I have an idea. / I have someone in mind who may help us.
>

So 私はどこにも行く当てがないの roughly means "(I am helpless and) I don't have any idea
where I should go."
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