aught
1or ought
[ awt ]
noun
anything whatever; any part: for aught I know.
adverb
Archaic. in any degree; at all; in any respect.
Origin of aught
1First recorded before 1000; Middle English aught, ought, Old English āht, āwiht, ōwiht, equivalent to ā, ō “ever” + wiht “thing”; see wight1
Other definitions for aught (2 of 4)
aught2
or ought
[ awt ]
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
2Other definitions for aught (3 of 4)
aught3
[ awkht ]
adjectiveScot.
possessed of.
noun
Archaic.
ownership; possession.
property; a possession.
Origin of aught
3British Dictionary definitions for aught (1 of 2)
aught1
pronoun
anything at all; anything whatever (esp in the phrase for aught I know)
adverb
dialect in any least part; to any degree
Origin of aught
1Old 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
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