How do you use Nought in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like zero or cipher, plus the exact meaning.
Nought meaning
- Nothing; something which does not exist.
- A thing or person of no worth or value; nil.
- Not any quantity of number; zero; the score of no points in a game.
Using Nought
- The main meaning on this page is: Nothing; something which does not exist. | A thing or person of no worth or value; nil. | Not any quantity of number; zero; the score of no points in a game.
- Useful related words include: zero, cipher, cypher, digit.
- In the example corpus, nought often appears in combinations such as: for nought, to nought, nought as.
Context around Nought
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 7 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Nought
- In this selection, "nought" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 30.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, class, leaves, dread and points stand out and add context to how "nought" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include is for nought and all for nought if your. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "nought" sits close to words such as abdulai, abhinandan and abhor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with nought
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In a famous speech, Williams declared that "one from ten leaves nought". (12 words)
Also, he has been out for nought on three occasions and for one twice. (14 words)
Favours will matter for nought if they can’t handle their own business, of course. (15 words)
But his efforts came to nought as Iwobi set up the second goal in the 72nd minute when his cross from the edge of the box nutmegged Nayef Aguerd to find Pereira, who made no mistake with the finish, completing Fulham's league double over West Ham. (47 words)
Fernando had Dean Elgar caught behind for nought with his fourth ball and there were still no runs on the board two balls later when an LBW appeal against Hashim Amla was turned down by Dar, although replays showed he should have been given out. (45 words)
If they discussed weighty matters of state – like the much-rumoured electoral pact – during their boys’ night out, it seems to have come to nought as Boris has since ruled out a deal with the Brexit Party leader in no uncertain terms. (42 words)
Example sentences (19)
With the hosts reduced to 14 men, Francois Rossouw appeared to have crossed the line, but Colchester’s efforts came to nought as they were pinged for obstruction.
But his efforts came to nought as Iwobi set up the second goal in the 72nd minute when his cross from the edge of the box nutmegged Nayef Aguerd to find Pereira, who made no mistake with the finish, completing Fulham's league double over West Ham.
Even if generative AI is a bubble, that still doesn’t mean all this investment is for nought.
In our younger babies class (nought to six months), we encourage gentle tummy time activities throughout the session and we finish with a short gentle baby massage at the end to relax them.
Vaishnaw, who also handles the Communications, Electronics and Information Technology portfolios, said though former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee took steps to improve the situation, everything came to nought under the Congress rule between 2004 and 2014.
Anti-racism protesters pulled down a statue of slave trader Thomas Colston in Bristol last week after a protracted political battle to get it removed by lawful means came to nought.
Also, he has been out for nought on three occasions and for one twice.
Fernando had Dean Elgar caught behind for nought with his fourth ball and there were still no runs on the board two balls later when an LBW appeal against Hashim Amla was turned down by Dar, although replays showed he should have been given out.
If they discussed weighty matters of state – like the much-rumoured electoral pact – during their boys’ night out, it seems to have come to nought as Boris has since ruled out a deal with the Brexit Party leader in no uncertain terms.
It looks at candidates on the ground, on every doorstep, at every community bake sale – all for nought if your supreme leader floats a ridiculous policy weeks before the election, or falls in the sea.
Off-spinner Dilruwan Perera opened the bowling for Sri Lanka and claimed two wickets, dismissing opener Jeet Raval, for nought, and Henry Nicholls, for 15.
Wanderers and DTS round off the table as they occupy the last two remaining places with DTS sitting on nought points compared to Wanderers who have amassed four points.
Favours will matter for nought if they can’t handle their own business, of course.
The rest of the wickets were a blur, as Babar Azam was run out for 13, skipper Sarfraz Ahmed was caught behind for 3, Bilal Asif and Yasir Shah went for quick ducks, followed by Hasan Ali with another nought.
Two women, tricked into infidelity by a bet; two men who condemn their lovers as if their own behaviour counted for nought; all pawns of a sleazy kingpin, Don Alfonso, who’s seen all, done all before.
You can create all the standards, all the policies, all the procedures, but if the people within your organisation are not involved in helping you to create those unique experiences for the customer then, everything else is for nought.
Her neck, shoulders, and all her body are well set and unmaimed; and nought is amiss so far as a man may see.
In a famous speech, Williams declared that "one from ten leaves nought".
Several ships and one submarine of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Dreadnought in the expectation that they would "dread nought", i.e. "fear nothing, but God".
Common combinations with nought
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- for nought 8×
- to nought 5×
- nought as 3×
- nought if 2×