aught

or ought

[ awt ]

/ ɔt /

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noun

anything whatever; any part: for aught I know.

adverb

Archaic. in any degree; at all; in any respect.

Origin of aught

First recorded before 1000; Middle English aught, ought, Old English āht, āwiht, ōwiht, equivalent to ā, ō “ever” + wiht “thing”; see wight¹

Words nearby aught

auger, auger bit, Auger effect, auger-eyed, Auger shower, aught, aughtlins, Augier, augite, augment, augmentation

Definition for aught (2 of 4)

aught²

or ought

[ awt ]

/ ɔt /

noun

a cipher (0); zero.

aughts, the first decade of any century, especially the years 1900 through 1909 or 2000 through 2009.

Origin of aught

First recorded in 1820–25; from a naught, taken as an aught (cf. auger). See naught

Definition for aught (3 of 4)

aught³

[ awkht ]

/ ɔxt /

verb (used with object) Scot.

to own; possess.

to owe (someone or something); be obligated to.

adjective Scot.

possessed of.

noun

Archaic.

ownership; possession.
property; a possession.

Origin of aught

First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English æht; cognate with Old High German ēht, Gothic aihts; akin to owe, own

Definition for aught (4 of 4)

aught⁴

[ awkht ]

/ ɔxt /

adjective Scot.

eight.

eighth.

Origin of aught

⁴

First recorded in 1100–50; Middle English aghte, aughte, variant of eighte; see eight

Example sentences from the Web for aught

And indeed I spake to Juturna that she should help her brother; but aught else I know not.
Stories from Virgil|Alfred J. Church
Law and justice, my son, are fearfu' things for an honest man to have aught to do wi'.
The Road to Paris|Robert Neilson Stephens
The necessity of caring for the pack-horse, perhaps better than aught else, served to restore his faculties.
The Frontiersmen|Charles Egbert Craddock
For aught you or I know, every man in the world may be arguing with a Maisie of his own.'
The Light That Failed|Rudyard Kipling

There was no time for Farfrae to do aught but one thing, to close with Henchard, for the latter had come on at once.
The Mayor of Casterbridge|Thomas Hardy

British Dictionary definitions for aught (1 of 2)

aught¹

ought used with a negative or in conditional or interrogative sentences or clauses

archaic, or literary

pronoun

anything at all; anything whatever (esp in the phrase for aught I know)

adverb

dialect in any least part; to any degree

Word Origin for aught

Old English āwiht, from ā ever, ay 1 + wiht thing; see wight 1

British Dictionary definitions for aught (2 of 2)

aught²

ought

/ (ɔːt) /

noun

a less common word for nought

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	aught
释义	aught ¹ or ought [ awt ] / ɔt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR aught ON THESAURUS.COM noun anything whatever; any part: for aught I know. adverb Archaic. in any degree; at all; in any respect. Origin of aught ¹ First recorded before 1000; Middle English aught, ought, Old English āht, āwiht, ōwiht, equivalent to ā, ō “ever” + wiht “thing”; see wight¹ Words nearby aught auger, auger bit, Auger effect, auger-eyed, Auger shower, aught, aughtlins, Augier, augite, augment, augmentation Definition for aught (2 of 4) aught² or ought [ awt ] / ɔt / noun a cipher (0); zero. aughts, the first decade of any century, especially the years 1900 through 1909 or 2000 through 2009. Origin of aught ² First recorded in 1820–25; from a naught, taken as an aught (cf. auger). See naught Definition for aught (3 of 4) aught³ [ awkht ] / ɔxt / verb (used with object) Scot. to own; possess. to owe (someone or something); be obligated to. adjective Scot. possessed of. noun Archaic. ownership; possession. property; a possession. Origin of aught ³ First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English æht; cognate with Old High German ēht, Gothic aihts; akin to owe, own Definition for aught (4 of 4) aught⁴ [ awkht ] / ɔxt / adjective Scot. eight. eighth. Origin of aught ⁴ First recorded in 1100–50; Middle English aghte, aughte, variant of eighte; see eight Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for aught And indeed I spake to Juturna that she should help her brother; but aught else I know not. Stories from Virgil\|Alfred J. Church Law and justice, my son, are fearfu' things for an honest man to have aught to do wi'. The Road to Paris\|Robert Neilson Stephens The necessity of caring for the pack-horse, perhaps better than aught else, served to restore his faculties. The Frontiersmen\|Charles Egbert Craddock For aught you or I know, every man in the world may be arguing with a Maisie of his own.' The Light That Failed\|Rudyard Kipling There was no time for Farfrae to do aught but one thing, to close with Henchard, for the latter had come on at once. The Mayor of Casterbridge\|Thomas Hardy British Dictionary definitions for aught (1 of 2) aught¹ ought used with a negative or in conditional or interrogative sentences or clauses archaic, or literary pronoun anything at all; anything whatever (esp in the phrase for aught I know) adverb dialect in any least part; to any degree Word Origin for aught Old English āwiht, from ā ever, ay 1 + wiht thing; see wight 1 British Dictionary definitions for aught (2 of 2) aught² ought / (ɔːt) / noun a less common word for nought Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to aught zero, cipher, zilch, anything
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aught

or ought

noun

adverb

Origin of aught

Words nearby aught

Definition for aught (2 of 4)

or ought

noun

Origin of aught

Definition for aught (3 of 4)

verb (used with object) Scot.

adjective Scot.

noun

Origin of aught

Definition for aught (4 of 4)

adjective Scot.

Origin of aught

Example sentences from the Web for aught

British Dictionary definitions for aught (1 of 2)

ought used with a negative or in conditional or interrogative sentences or clauses

pronoun

adverb

Word Origin for aught

British Dictionary definitions for aught (2 of 2)

ought

noun

Words related to aught