aught.
Anything whatsoever, any part.
Meaning & usage
Anything whatsoever, any part.
for aught I know/care
Where this word comes from
From Middle English aught, ought, from Old English āht, āwiht, from ā (“always", "ever”) + wiht (“thing", "creature”). More at wight.
At all, in any degree, in any respect.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English aught, ought, from Old English āht, āwiht, from ā (“always", "ever”) + wiht (“thing", "creature”). More at wight.
Whit, the smallest part, iota.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English aught, ought, from Old English āht, āwiht, from ā (“always", "ever”) + wiht (“thing", "creature”). More at wight.
Zero.
The digit zero.
Where this word comes from
Rebracketing of a naught.
Estimation.
in my aught
Of importance or consequence (in the phrase "of aught").
an event of aught
Esteem, respect.
a man of aught
Show some aught to your elders, boy.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English aught (“estimation, regard, reputation”), from Old English ǣht (“estimation, consideration”), from Proto-West Germanic *ahtu. Cognate with Dutch acht (“attention, regard, heed”), German Acht (“attention, regard”). Also see ettle.
Obsolete or dialectal form of ought
Where this word comes from
Originally the past tense of owe.
Obsolete or dialectal form of eight.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English ahte, from Old English eahta (“eight”). More at eight.
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