zero1 numberzero2 verb
zeroze‧ro1 /ˈzɪərəʊ $ ˈziːroʊ/ ●●● S3 number (plural zeros or zeroes) 
WORD ORIGINzero1
Origin:
1600-1700 French zéro, from Arabic sifr ‘empty, nothing’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- I started with absolutely zero knowledge about computers.
- Iowa's chances of winning are virtually zero.
- The pressure gauge was almost down to zero.
- Any floating.point number with a zero fraction represents zero.
- The glass moved more smoothly, more quickly, then came to rest at the figure zero.
- The median number identified per child was five, with a wide variation from zero to 29.
THESAURUS
the number 0. Also used when saying there is nothing at all: · A million is written as one followed by six zeros.· a temperature of zero degrees· Our chances of success are virtually zero.
British English zero – used especially in the results of sports games: · United won the game three-nil.· In rural areas, employment opportunities are almost nil.
British English spoken zero – used in calculations and figures: · It has increased by nought point seven five per cent (=0.75%).
used to say the number 0 like the letter O: · The code for Oxford is 0 one eight six five (=01865).
Longman Language Activatorthe number that means none the number 0: · The zip code for Annandale is zero eight eight zero one.· The ZR1 can go from zero to sixty miles per hour in 4.3 seconds.zero unemployment/growth/inflation etc (=when there is none at all): · In the long run, zero inflation will bring lower interest rates.· The government aims to hold the country's population at zero-growth.
British also zip American informal zero - use this especially in sports results: · At the end of the first half it's Spurs two, Arsenal nil.· "Who won?" "The Yankees, five-zip."· By a seven-nil vote, the Council passed a resolution protecting the land from development.
British zero - used especially before or after a decimal point: · Interest rates rose by nought point three percent today.· "What did you score?" "Nought out of ten."
zero - use this especially when saying a telephone number or the number after a decimal point. Pronounce this as the letter "o": · I'll be in room four-o-nine.· It's an inner London phone number, so you dial o-two-o-seven.· One hundredth has the same value as point o one.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
(=they have no chance of success)
Mike’s chances of winning are virtually zero. From 1971 to 1976 West Vancouver experienced zero population growth.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Mike’s chances of winning are virtually zero. From 1971 to 1976 West Vancouver experienced zero population growth. (=higher than the temperature at which water freezes) Tonight, temperatures should be just above freezing.
Tonight, temperatures should be just above freezing. (=lower than the temperature at which water freezes) In winter, temperatures dip to 40 degrees below freezing.
In winter, temperatures dip to 40 degrees below freezing.· The budget was based around a forecast of zero growth in gross domestic product.
· They spent six hours on the mountain in sub-zero temperatures.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► from hero to zero
1the number 0 SYN nought British English: - Peter the Great had to start from scratch when he built St. Petersburg.
- As she explained, it was not easy to start from scratch.
- It would be arrogant foolishness to ignore that experience and to start from scratch designing a stringing by ear.
- Once more, Machanguana is starting from scratch.
- The only way to design tastefully was to start from scratch, he had said.
- The revenue from the product also starts from zero when none are sold and rises proportionately to invoiced sales.
- The trainees work hard, but they must start from scratch.
- This is especially true if the group starts from scratch with no designated roles or previous experience of working together.
- We do not have to start from scratch.
Make x greater than or equal to zero.2the point between + and – on a scale for measuring something, or the lowest point on a scale that shows how much there is left of something: The petrol gauge was already at zero.3a temperature of 0° on the Celsius or Fahrenheit scaleabove/below zero It was five degrees below zero last night. → absolute zero, sub-zero4none at all, or the lowest possible amountsomebody’s chances are zero (=they have no chance of success) Mike’s chances of winning are virtually zero. From 1971 to 1976 West Vancouver experienced zero population growth.THESAURUSzero the number 0. Also used when saying there is nothing at all: · A million is written as one followed by six zeros.· a temperature of zero degrees· Our chances of success are virtually zero.nil British English zero – used especially in the results of sports games: · United won the game three-nil.· In rural areas, employment opportunities are almost nil.nought British English spoken zero – used in calculations and figures: · It has increased by nought point seven five per cent (=0.75%).O used to say the number 0 like the letter O: · The code for Oxford is 0 one eight six five (=01865).zero1 numberzero2 verb
zerozero2 verb VERB TABLE
zero
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | zero |
| he, she, it | zeroes | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | zeroed |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have zeroed |
| he, she, it | has zeroed | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had zeroed |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will zero |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have zeroed |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am zeroing |
| he, she, it | is zeroing | |
| you, we, they | are zeroing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was zeroing |
| you, we, they | were zeroing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been zeroing |
| he, she, it | has been zeroing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been zeroing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be zeroing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been zeroing |
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=higher than the temperature at which water freezes) Tonight, temperatures should be just above freezing.
Tonight, temperatures should be just above freezing. (=lower than the temperature at which water freezes) In winter, temperatures dip to 40 degrees below freezing.
In winter, temperatures dip to 40 degrees below freezing.· The budget was based around a forecast of zero growth in gross domestic product.
· They spent six hours on the mountain in sub-zero temperatures.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► from hero to zero
zero in on somebody/something phrasal verb1to direct all your attention towards a particular person or thing SYN home in on: - Peter the Great had to start from scratch when he built St. Petersburg.
- As she explained, it was not easy to start from scratch.
- It would be arrogant foolishness to ignore that experience and to start from scratch designing a stringing by ear.
- Once more, Machanguana is starting from scratch.
- The only way to design tastefully was to start from scratch, he had said.
- The revenue from the product also starts from zero when none are sold and rises proportionately to invoiced sales.
- The trainees work hard, but they must start from scratch.
- This is especially true if the group starts from scratch with no designated roles or previous experience of working together.
- We do not have to start from scratch.
She immediately zeroed in on the weak point in his argument.2to aim a gun or other weapon towards something or someone