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came to nothing

came to nothing is the simple past of come to nothing.

Meaning of come to nothing

Verb

come to nothing (third-person singular simple present comes to nothing, present participle coming to nothing, simple past came to nothing, past participle come to nothing)

  1. (idiomatic) To fail completely; to have no result.
    • The Bank of England's anti-inflation efforts will come to nothing if the US Federal Reserve refuse to join in the plan.

Questions about came to nothing

What is came to nothing the simple past of?
Came to nothing is the simple past of come to nothing.

Words near came to nothing in the dictionary

  1. came to Jesus
  2. came to life
  3. came to light
  4. came to mind
  5. came to naught
  6. came to nothing
  7. came to nought
  8. came to one's hand
  9. came to one's senses
  10. came to oneself
  11. came to order

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