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• naught — [no:t US no:t] pron old use [: Old English; Origin: nawiht] nothing ▪ All their plans came to naught (=failed) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• naught — noun (U) old use nothing: He cared naught for public opinion. | come to naught (=fail): All their plans came to naught …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• naught — I. pronoun also nought Etymology: Middle English nought, from Old English nāwiht, from nā no + wiht creature, thing more at no, wight Date: before 12th century nothing < efforts came to naught > II. noun also …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• naught —  , nought  Although dictionaries increasingly treat the words as interchangeable, traditionally the first means nothing (as in His efforts came to naught ), while the second is used to signify the figure zero. The game is noughts and crosses… …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

• naught, nought —    Although dictionaries increasingly treat the words as interchangeable, traditionally the first means nothing (as in his efforts came to naught ) and the second is used to signify the figure zero. The game is noughts and crosses (known in the… …   Dictionary of troublesome word

• naught, nought —    Although dictionaries increasingly treat the words as interchangeable, traditionally the first means nothing (as in his efforts came to naught ) and the second is used to signify the figure zero. The game is noughts and crosses (known in the… …   Dictionary of troublesome word

• come\ to\ naught — • come to naught formal • come to nothing v. phr. To end in failure; fail; be in vain. The dog s attempts to climb the tree after the cat came to nothing …   Словарь американских идиом

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