verb · irregular · intransitive · frequent

come to nothing

come to nothing · comes to nothing · came to nothing · come to nothing · coming to nothing

ни к чему не привести

es zu nichts bringen, zu nichts führen, im Sande verlaufen

To fail completely; to have no resultTo fail completely; to have no result.

» Your efforts came to nothing.

Ihre Bemühungen führten zu nichts.

Deine Bemühungen haben zu nichts geführt.

Eure Bemühungen haben zu nichts geführt.

Твои усилия ни к чему не привели.

Ваши усилия ни к чему не привели.

Meaning

1 senses

(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.
im Sande verlaufen, es zu nichts bringen, zu nichts führen
ни к чему́ не привести́ni k čemú ne privestí

Examples

37 sentences

Your efforts came to nothing.
ruТвои усилия ни к чему не привели. — marafon
deIhre Bemühungen führten zu nichts. — Manfredo
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All his efforts came to nothing.
Всі його зусилля зійшли нанівець. — aandrusiak
deAlle seine Bemühungen sind im Sand verlaufen. — Adelpa
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All my efforts came to nothing.
deAlle meine Bemühungen waren vergebens. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Years of effort came to nothing.
deJahrelange Anstrengung hat nichts gebracht. — MUIRIEL
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All those efforts came to nothing.
ruВсе старания коту под хвост. — Imp
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Translations

5 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

fail; have no result:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

fail; have no result:

Forms

comes to nothing, coming to nothing, came to nothing, come to nothing

Base form	come to nothing · to come to nothing
3rd person singular	comes to nothing
Present participle	coming to nothing
Past simple	came to nothing
Past participle	come to nothing

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	come to nothing
he, she, it	comes to nothing

Past simpleLesson

all persons

came to nothing

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have come to nothing
he, she, it	has come to nothing

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will come to nothing

Synonyms

1 synonyms

come to nought

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle