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come to nought

come to nought verb: to fail completely; to have no successful result.

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.
    • 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.2024 May 15, Greg Morse, “West Coast electric... all the way”, in RAIL, number 1009, page 41
    Synonyms:
    come to nothing

come to nought meaning in Bengali

come to nought in Bengali

পুরোপুরি ব্যর্থ হওয়া

Synonyms of come to nought

Forms of come to nought

third-person singular presentcomes to nought
present participlecoming to nought
pastcame to nought
past participlecome to nought
alternative formcome to naught

Questions about come to nought

What does come to nought mean?
Come to nought means to fail completely; to have no successful result.
What is come to nought in Bengali?
Come to nought in Bengali is পুরোপুরি ব্যর্থ হওয়া. See Come to nought meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is come to nought?
Come to nought is a verb.
What is the past tense of come to nought?
The past tense of come to nought is came to nought.

Words near come to nought in the dictionary

  1. come to light
  2. come to mention it
  3. come to mind
  4. come to naught
  5. come to nothing
  6. come to nought
  7. come to one's hand
  8. come to one's senses
  9. come to oneself
  10. come to order
  11. come to papa

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