zero

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**English numbers ^(edit)**
	00
	0	1 →	10 →
Cardinal: zero Ordinal: zeroth

Pronunciation

(AU) (US) enPR: zē'rō, IPA ^(key): /ˈzir.oʊ/, SAMPA: /"zir\.oU/
(UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈzɪə.rəʊ/, SAMPA: /"zI@.r\@U/
Audio (US) (file)
Hyphenation: ze‧ro

Determiner

Determiner
zero

(number) (indefinite) (count) Zero is a count of nothing. It is often written 0.
- Synonym: nought
It's zero degrees.
(number) (indefinite) (non-count) Zero
- Synonym: no
I have zero coffee left.

Noun

Singular
zero

Plural
zeros or zeroes

The symbol for the number zero, that is "0."
The new job added a zero to my pay, from $20,000 to $200,000.
(slang) A person or thing that is worth nothing.
I'm not inviting him, he's total zero.

Verb

Plain form
zero

Third-person singular
zeroes

Past tense
zeroed

Past participle
zeroed

Present participle
zeroing

To zero is to make a small change to reset a piece of equipment.
I had to zero the counter on my tape player.
To zero in is to make small changes that bring you closer to something.
I was able to zero in on the source of bad smell in the shed.