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Meaning of come to naught | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

Forma verbal. Verb. [C1]

Examples

“The powers for the original line from Chingford to High Beech having been abandoned with the rest of the Loughton Branch Junction-High Beech line in 1869, another attempt was made in 1882, to extend the line three miles into the heart of the Forest. […] Unfortunately, this scheme also came to naught.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

come to nothing come to nought come to one's hand come to one's senses come to oneself come to order