Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To have no purpose, to result in nothing.

Examples

5 sentences

  1. Knowledge without common sense will lead you nowhere.

    ruЗнание без здравого смысла ни к чему не приведёт. — shanghainese

    CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · FC_Barcelona · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  2. This road leads nowhere.

    CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · anzart · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  3. Miroslav found a door that led nowhere.

    CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · Amastan · C2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  4. The staircase led nowhere.

    CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · Amastan · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  5. Europe's biggest problem is its politicians being good for nothing and their policy leading to nowhere.

    CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · maaster · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Forms

leads nowhere, leading nowhere, led nowhere, led nowhere
Base formlead nowhere · to lead nowhere
3rd person singularleads nowhere
Present participleleading nowhere
Past simpleled nowhere
Past participleled nowhere

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theylead nowhere
he, she, itleads nowhere

Past simpleLesson

all personsled nowhere

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave led nowhere
he, she, ithas led nowhere

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill lead nowhere

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
leachleadA2leadenleaderA1leadershipB1
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