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aught

/ɔːt/ · pronoun

Meaning

  1. Anything whatsoever, any part.
  2. Whit, the smallest part, iota.
  3. Zero
  4. The digit zero as the decade in years. For example, aught-nine for 1909 or 2009.
  5. At all, in any degree, in any respect.
  6. Estimation.
  7. Of importance or consequence (in the phrase "of aught").
  8. Esteem, respect.
  9. Property; possession
  10. Duty; place; office
  11. To own, possess
  12. To owe, be obliged or obligated to
  13. Possessed of
  14. A numerical value equal to 8; the number occurring after seven and before nine.
  15. Describing a group or set with eight elements.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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