Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

come to nought

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables: come -to -nought
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fail completely; to have no successful result.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"The Bank of England's anti-inflation efforts will come to nought if the U.S. Federal Reserve refuse to join in the plan."
"As he pointed out, however, there was "still more to come". By 1977-78, "the use of the first Advanced Passenger Trains will reduce journey times between London and Glasgow to four hours". It was a grand statement of optimism that would sadly come to nought."

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

comes to nought (present, singular) coming to nought (participle, present) came to nought (past) come to naught (alternative)

Phrases

bring to nought

Frequently Paired Words

bring to nought

Synonyms

come to nothing

Questions

What does come to nought mean?: To fail completely; to have no successful result.

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