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is an Old English word that survives only in the fixed expressions for aught I know and for aught I care, and as such is restricted to literary or archaic use.

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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.

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See words rhyming with "aught."

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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