aught

ɔt

Definition

Definition of aught - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

numbers

Dated

the digit zero

Dated

The year 1900 is often called nineteen aught.

naught

nil

existence

Dated

anything at all

Dated

I found aught of value in the old chest.

anything

everything

something

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Expressions with aught

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for aught I care

exp.

showing no interest or concern about something

You can leave for aught I care.

for aught I know

adv.

expresses uncertainty about a situation or fact

For aught I know, he might be at the office.

for aught we know

adv.

possibly true based on available information

For aught we know, he might be on vacation.

for aught you know

adv.

possibly true or false without your knowledge

For aught you know, he might be at the party.

Origin of aught

Old English, āwiht (anything)

Examples of aught in a sentence

He wrote the number with an aught in the middle.
If you need aught, just let me know.
He didn't say aught about the missing keys.

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French:zéro, quoi que ce soit, ...
German:Null, irgendetwas, ...
Italian:zero, qualsiasi cosa, ...
Spanish:cero, cualquier cosa, ...
Portuguese:zero, coisa alguma, ...
Chinese:零, 某物, ...
Japanese:ゼロ, 何も, ...
Arabic:صِفْر, شَيْء, ...
Hebrew:אֶפֶס, מָשֶׁהוּ, ...
Russian:ноль, что-нибудь, ...
Ukrainian:нуль, що-небудь, ...
Hindi:ऑट, कुछ भी, ...
Bengali:শূন্য, কিছু, ...
Catalan:zero, res, ...
Czech:nula, cokoli, ...
Danish:nul, noget, ...
Dutch:nul, iets, ...
Greek:μηδέν, τίποτα, ...
Hungarian:nulla, bármi, ...
Khmer:សូន្យ, អ្វីមួយ, ...
Korean:영, 아무것, ...
Persian:صفر, چیزی, ...
Polish:zero, cokolwiek, ...
Portuguese (BR):zero, coisa alguma, ...
Romanian:zero, orice, ...
Swedish:noll, något, ...
Thai:ศูนย์, สิ่งใด, ...
Turkish:sıfır, hiçbir şey, ...
Vietnamese:không, bất cứ thứ gì, ...

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