aught

also pron.
Anything whatever: "Neither of his parents had aught but praise for him" (Louis Auchincloss).

adv.
Archaic. In any respect; at all.

[Middle English, from Old English āuht.]

aught² also ought (ôt)
n.

1. A cipher; zero.
2. Archaic. Nothing.

[From an aught, alteration of a naught. See naught.]

(awt)
pronoun
Anything whatever.

adverb
In any degree or in any respect.

Etymology
From Old English awiht/owiht, from a, o (ever) + wiht (thing)

noun
1. Zero.
2. Nothing.
[From "a naught" taken as "an aught".

Usage
"When you speak with Bill Babcock and he tells you he was born in 'aught seven', please don't believe him." — Juniper-McKown Point; Boothbay Register (Boothbay Harbor, Maine); Sep 6, 2007.

"No parent seemed to be aware of him, he made no effort to approach any of the traders. He patiently sat and waited for aught." — Roger Harrison; Adam and Eid; Arab News (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia); Nov 20, 2003.

"Now, as ever, I wish not to misrepresent Judge Douglas's position, question his motives, or do aught that can be personally offensive to him." — Abraham Lincoln; A House Divided Speech; June 16, 1858.

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noun

No thing; not anything: nil, nothing, null. Informal zero. Slang nix, zilch. See absence.

IN BRIEF: n. - A quantity of no importance.

Tutor's tip: We "ought" (to express obligation or likelihood) to know that there is "aught" (zero, zilch) reward for being unkind to others.

Dansk (Danish)
1.
pron. - noget, noget som helst
adv. - på nogen måde, overhovedet

2.
n. - noget, noget som helst

Nederlands (Dutch)
cijfer nul, iets, niets, wat dan ook, in enig opzicht, hoe dan ook

Français (French)
1.
pron. - pour autant que, pour ce que (arch), quoi que ce soit
adv. - du tout, à aucun égard (arch)

2.
n. - zéro (le chiffre)

Deutsch (German)
1.
pron. - etwas
adv. - überhaupt

2.
n. - Null

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κατιτί, οτιδήποτε, τίποτα, τίποτε
adv. - καθόλου
pron. - κατιτί, οτιδήποτε, τίποτα, τίποτε

Italiano (Italian)
qualsiasi cosa, in ogni modo, quello

Português (Portuguese)
n. - partícula (f), cifra (f) (em Aritmética), zero (m)
adv. - de qualquer modo, em qualquer grau
pron. - qualquer coisa, tudo

Русский (Russian)
не иметь понятия о, что-то, нечто

Español (Spanish)
1.
pron. - alguna cosa
adv. - en modo alguno, de ninguna manera

2.
n. - algo, nada

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - något alls, nolla
adv. - något alls
pron. - något alls

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 任何事物, 任何一部分, 在任何程度上, 根本

2. 无物, 零

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
pron. - 任何事物, 任何一部分
adv. - 在任何程度上, 根本

2.
n. - 無物, 零

한국어 (Korean)
1.
pron. - 어떤 것, 무엇이나
adv. - 무엇이든, 도저히, 어쨌든

2.
n. - 영(제로)

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 零
adv. - 少しも

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) لا شي, صفر (ظرف) بأيه حال‏

עברית (Hebrew)
pron. - ‮משהו‬
adv. - ‮במידה כלשהי, בכלל, מבחינה כלשהי (מיושן)‬
n. - ‮אפס, לא-כלום‬

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