aught
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noun
1.
anything whatever; any part: for aught I know.
adverb
2.
Archaic. in any degree; at all; in any respect.
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Aught
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
verb (used with object) Scot.
1.
to own; possess.
2.
to owe (someone or something); be obligated to.
adjective
3.
possessed of.
noun
4.
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aught or archaic, literary or (used with a negative or in conditional or interrogative sentences or clauses) ought1 (ɔːt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —pron | |
| 1. | anything at all; anything whatever (esp in the phrase for aught I know) |
| —adv | |
| 2. | dialect in any least part; to any degree |
| [Old English āwiht, from ā ever, | |
| ought or archaic, literary or (used with a negative or in conditional or interrogative sentences or clauses) ought1 | |
| —pron | |
| —adv | |
| [Old English āwiht, from ā ever, | |
| aught or ought2 (ɔːt) | |
| —n | |
| a less common word for nought | |
| ought or ought2 | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
aught
"something," O.E. awiht "aught, anything, something," lit. "e'er a whit," from P.Gmc. *aiwi "ever" (from PIE *aiw- "vital force, life, long life, eternity") + *wihti "thing, anything whatever" (see wight). In Shakespeare, Milton and Pope, aught and ought occur indiscriminately.
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Example sentences
To the hearts made desolate by this irreparable loss, no earthly gain or recuperation can aught avail.
Dogs, nor cats, nor even mice had aught to do with it.
Their companions, for aught he knows, are still on the island.
Thorium definitely aught to be pushed as a more viable fuel.
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