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comes to nothing

comes to nothing is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 comes to nothing

What is comes to nothing the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Comes to nothing is the third-person singular simple present indicative of come to nothing.

Words near comes to nothing in the dictionary

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

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