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    nought
    /nɔːt/

    noun

    • 1. the digit 0; zero: British "it will accelerate from nought to 60 in something over three seconds" Similar nilzero0love

    pronoun

    • 1. nothing: "the plans came to nought" Similar nothingnothing at allnaughtno point

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishNOUGHT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    the number 0 or zero: He said it was only worth £10, but really you could add a couple of noughts to that (= it is really worth £1,000). SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Numbers: cardinal, including nought & zero. B, b.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › noughtNought Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Take the quiz. The meaning of NOUGHT is nothing. How to use nought in a sentence.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › noughtNOUGHT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Nought means nothing or none, as in All of my efforts at winning the game were for nought because I lost badly. Nought also refers to zero. For example, if your math class is in Room One- Nought -Seven, it is in Room 107.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishNOUGHT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    nought in British English. (nɔːt ) noun also: naught, ought, aught. 1. the digit 0; zero: used esp in counting or numbering. noun, adjective, adverb. 2. a variant spelling of naught. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

  6. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › noughtnought - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jul 9, 2024 · A thing or person of no worth or value; nil. ( UK) Not any quantity of number; zero; the score of no points in a game. 0.4 — nought point four / zero point four. ( UK) The figure or character representing, or having the shape of, zero.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › noughtNought - definition of nought by The Free Dictionary

    1. nothing. 2. a cipher (0); zero. adj. Archaic. 3. lost; ruined. 4. worthless; useless. adv. 5. Obs. not. Idioms: come to naught, to end in failure. [before 900; Middle English; Old English nauht, nāwiht = nā no 1 + wiht thing. compare nought, wight 1, whit]

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishnought | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    (Definition of nought from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

  9. www.dictionary.com › browse › noughtNOUGHT Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

    Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023 How to use nought in a sentence If the capital letter S were cut into two parts, and the bottom half attached to the top half, it would make a nought .

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › noughtNought Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Nothing; something which does not exist. Wiktionary. A thing or person of no worth or value; nil. Wiktionary. Not any quantity of number; zero; the score of no points in a game. Wiktionary. Synonyms: cypher. cipher. 0. zero. not anything. naught. adjective. Naught.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordNOUGHT - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    All you need to know about "NOUGHT" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.