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came to nought

came to nought is the simple past of come to nought.

Meaning of come to nought

Verb

come to nought (third-person singular simple present comes to nought, present participle coming to nought, simple past came to nought, past participle come to nought)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To fail completely; to have no successful result.
    • The Bank of England's anti-inflation efforts will come to nought if the U.S. Federal Reserve refuse to join in the plan.
    Synonyms:
    come to nothing

Questions about came to nought

What is came to nought the simple past of?
Came to nought is the simple past of come to nought.

Words near came to nought in the dictionary

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

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