all for nought

prepositional phrase

All for nothing; in vain, unsuccessfully.

“Our efforts were all for nought.”

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. literaryAll for nothing; in vain, unsuccessfully.

    Our efforts were all for nought.

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APA

all for nought. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all%20for%20nought

MLA

“all for nought.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all%20for%20nought. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “all for nought,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all%20for%20nought.

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