nought
gb/nˈɔt/ us/nˈɔt/
B2
Engleză
~ 26300
nulla, semmi, karika
SUBSTANTIV
B2
1
nulla
A1
Tipar de utilizare:
nought point [number]
The interest rate was cut to nought point five percent.
A kamatlábat 0,5 százalékra csökkentették.
England lost three–nought in the final.
Anglia három-nullra kikapott a döntőben.
My test score was nought out of ten, so I have to study harder.
By the year 2100, the goal is to reach net nought carbon emissions.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The temperature fell to nought degrees last night.
A hőmérséklet tegnap éjjel nulla fokra esett.
She got nought out of ten on the quiz.
Tízből nullát ért el a kvízen.
The car goes from nought to sixty in six seconds.
The result was nought, so we tried again.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes think "nought" is a different number from "zero". In modern English, especially British English, "nought" and "zero" refer to the same number (0); "nought" is just a different word and is less common in scientific English than "zero".
Sens
the number zero
Colocații
nought point five
|a score of nought
|nought out of ten
|from nought to sixty
Sinonime
zero (The standard and more common word in most varieties of English, especially in mathematics and science.)
|
nil (Used especially for scores in some sports like football (soccer); slightly more specialized than "nought".)
Antonime
one (The next positive whole number after zero, opposite to the idea of having no units.)
Teme
mathematics
|sports
|education
|science
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
The number 0; the same as "zero", used especially in British English for numbers and scores.
The number zero, or the written digit 0, especially in British English, used in mathematics, measurements, and scores.
SUBSTANTIV
C1
LITERARY
2
semmi
A1
Tipar de utilizare:
[efforts]/[plans] come to nought
All their careful planning came to nought when the company went bankrupt.
Minden gondos tervezésük kárba veszett, amikor a cég csődbe ment.
Years of negotiation were brought to nought by a single careless remark.
Évek tárgyalásait tette semmissé egyetlen meggondolatlan megjegyzés.
His promises were set at nought by his later actions.
Exemple pentru cursanți
All my plans came to nought in the end.
Végül minden tervem kárba veszett.
Their work came to nought after the project was closed.
A munkájuk kárba veszett, miután a projektet lezárták.
The talks came to nought, and no agreement was made.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may try to use "nought" for "nothing" in everyday speech. In modern English this sounds unusual or old-fashioned except in fixed phrases like "come to nought". In normal conversation, use "nothing" instead.
Sens
nothing; no result
Colocații
come to nought
|bring to nought
|set at nought
Sinonime
nothing (The normal, everyday word; "nought" sounds more formal or literary and is less common in free use.)
|
failure (Focuses on not succeeding; "nought" focuses on the result being zero or nothing.)
Antonime
something (Indicates the existence of some amount, result, or thing, the opposite of having nothing.)
|
success (Emphasizes achieving a good result rather than ending with nothing.)
Teme
general
|success
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
Nothing; no result or success, often used in literary English or in fixed phrases like "come to nought".
Nothing at all, or a complete lack of result, success, or value, especially in more literary style or fixed phrases.
SUBSTANTIV
B2
3
karika
A1
Tipar de utilizare:
place a nought in [a square]
She drew a nought in the middle square and blocked his line.
Karikát rajzolt a középső mezőbe, és ezzel megállította a sorát.
In this round, you are noughts and I am crosses.
Ebben a körben te vagy a karika, én pedig az iksz.
The children took turns putting noughts and crosses on the paper grid.
Exemple pentru cursanți
He put a nought in the top left box.
Karikát tett a bal felső mezőbe.
You are noughts and I am crosses.
Te vagy a karika, én pedig az iksz.
I drew a nought in the last empty square.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may not realize that "nought" here refers specifically to the O-shaped game piece, not just the number 0 in mathematics.
Sens
O symbol in grid games
Colocații
noughts and crosses
|draw a nought
|place a nought
Sinonime
O (The letter name and visual symbol; "nought" names the game piece in this context.)
Antonime
cross (The X-shaped symbol used by the other player in the same game, contrasting with the O-shaped nought.)
Teme
games
|daily life
|arts_entertainment
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
The round sign "O" that one player uses in the game noughts and crosses (tic-tac-toe).
The round symbol O used by one player in simple grid-based games such as noughts and crosses (tic-tac-toe).
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
nought
IPA
GB/nˈɔt/
US/nˈɔt/
Silabe și accent
nought (1 silabă)
Stress on 1st syllable (nought)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: nought
- Plural: nought, noughts
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
noughts
noun
Related words
naught
noun C1
Expresii
bring to nought
1/bɹˈɪŋ tə nˈɔt/
idiom
literary
to completely defeat or ruin
To completely stop plans, hopes, or efforts so that they give no result.
Exemple
- Economic crisis brought their expansion plans to nought.
- A last-minute injury brought the team’s championship hopes to nought.
- The court ruling brought the new policy to nought.
come to nought
1/kˈʌm tə nˈɔt/
idiom
literary
to end in complete failure
To end with no result or success, after work or effort has been made.
Exemple
- All their hopes of reform came to nought after the election.
- Years of research came to nought when the funding was cut.
- His careful plans came to nought because of one simple mistake.
from nought to sixty
1/fɹˈʌm nˈɔt tə sˈɪksti/
idiom
to increase very quickly
To go from not moving or not doing something to doing it very fast or very strongly, in a very short time.
Exemple
- The argument went from nought to sixty in a matter of seconds.
- This little car can go from nought to sixty in under seven seconds.
- Her stress level went from nought to sixty when the deadline was moved up.
nought out of ten
1/nˈɔt ˈaʊt əv tˈɛn/
fixed phrase
a score of zero out of ten
A way to say that something gets a score of 0 points from a possible 10 points, often used for strong criticism.
Exemple
- That film gets nought out of ten from me.
- For customer service, I’d give them nought out of ten.
- The dish looked so bad it was a clear nought out of ten.
noughts and crosses
1/nˈɔts ˈænd kɹˈɔsɪz/
fixed phrase
tic-tac-toe game (BrE)
A simple game, usually for two people, where one player uses X and the other uses O. They take turns writing them in a 3×3 box, trying to make three in a row. (British English name for "tic-tac-toe".)
Exemple
- The children sat on the floor playing noughts and crosses.
- We used bottle tops to play noughts and crosses on the beach.
- Do you want to play a quick game of noughts and crosses before dinner?
set at nought
1/sˈɛt ˈæt nˈɔt/
idiom
archaic
to treat as worthless
To think that a person, rule, or idea has no value and to act as if it is not important at all (old-fashioned).
Exemple
- He set at nought the advice of his elders.
- They set at nought the law and did as they pleased.
- Her warnings were set at nought by the council.