naught

nɔt

Definition of naught - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

mathematics

Dated

nothing or zero

Dated

His efforts amounted to naught in the end..

nil

zero

existence

Dated

state of nonexistence

Dated

His efforts came to naught.

nothingness

nullity

void

failure

Dated

complete failure

Dated

The plan ended in naught.

nothing

zero

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Expressions with naught

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set at naught

treat as having no value or importance

The court set at naught the previous ruling.

all for naught

adv.

without achieving any success or result

All their hard work was all for naught.

come to naught

fail to achieve the desired result

All their efforts came to naught.

good-for-naught

worthless person

He was often dismissed as a good-for-naught by his relatives..

bring to naught

cause something to fail or become worthless

Their efforts were brought to naught by the storm.

Origin of naught

Old English, nāwiht (no thing)

Examples of naught in a sentence

All their plans came to naught.
All his dreams turned to naught.
Their plans ended in naught.
His efforts came to naught.
The project was all for naught.

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French:rien, néant, ...
German:nichts, Nichts, ...
Italian:niente, nulla, ...
Spanish:nada, nulidad, ...
Portuguese:nada, fracasso, ...
Chinese:零, 乌有, ...
Japanese:ゼロ, 無駄, ...
Arabic:صفر, عدم, ...
Hebrew:אֶפֶס, אַיִן, ...
Russian:ноль, пустота, ...
Ukrainian:ніщо, нічого, ...
Hindi:शून्य, व्यर्थ, ...
Bengali:কিছুই না, অস্তিত্বহীনতা, ...
Catalan:res, no-res, ...
Czech:nula, nicota, ...
Danish:intet, ingenting, ...
Dutch:niets, ...
Greek:τίποτα, ανυπαρξία, ...
Hungarian:nulla, semmiség, ...
Khmer:សូន្យ, ភាពគ្មានអ្វីសោះ, ...
Korean:무, 무위, ...
Persian:هیچ, عدم, ...
Polish:nic, nicość, ...
Portuguese (BR):nada, fracasso, ...
Romanian:nimic, zadar, ...
Swedish:ingenting, intet, ...
Thai:ศูนย์, ความว่างเปล่า, ...
Turkish:hiç, boş, ...
Vietnamese:không, vô nghĩa, ...

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Definition of naught - Reverso English Dictionary

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