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coming to nothing

coming to nothing is the present participle 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 coming to nothing

What is coming to nothing the present participle of?
Coming to nothing is the present participle of come to nothing.

Words near coming to nothing in the dictionary

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

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