Aught Definition
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noun
The digit zero.
American Heritage
Anything whatever.
For aught I know.
Webster's New World
A zero.
Webster's New World
(archaic) Zero.
Wiktionary
adverb
To any degree; at all.
Webster's New World
(archaic) At all, in any degree, in any respect.
Wiktionary
adjective
Possessed of.
Wiktionary
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Aught
- the aughts
Origin of Aught
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From Middle English aught, ought, from Old English āht, from ā (“always", "ever”) + wiht (“thing", "creature”). More at aye, wight
From Wiktionary
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From Middle English aught, ought, from Old English ǣht, from āgan (“to owe", "to own”)
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Old English āuht aiw- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From an aught alteration of a naught naught
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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