"aught" meaning in English

See aught in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ɔːt/ [UK], /ɔt/ [US], /ɑt/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: en-us-aught.ogg [US]
enPR: ôt, ät Rhymes: -ɔːt Etymology: From Middle English aught, ought, from Old English āht, āwiht from ā (“always", "ever”) + wiht (“thing", "creature”). More at wight. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|aught}} Middle English aught, {{m|enm|ought}} ought, {{inh|en|ang|āht}} Old English āht, {{m|ang|āwiht}} āwiht, {{m|ang|ā||always", "ever}} ā (“always", "ever”), {{m|ang|wiht||thing", "creature}} wiht (“thing", "creature”) Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} aught (not comparable)
  1. (archaic) At all, in any degree, in any respect. Tags: archaic, not-comparable Categories (topical): English cardinal numbers
    Sense id: en-aught-en-adv-8fYkF4JT Disambiguation of English cardinal numbers: 23 8 8 7 5 7 13 7 9 13 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English pronouns Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 58 4 12 2 2 3 4 1 13 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 42 4 14 4 3 3 6 1 20 3 Disambiguation of English pronouns: 57 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: owt
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ɔːt/ [UK], /ɔt/ [US], /ɑt/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: en-us-aught.ogg [US] Forms: aughts [plural]
enPR: ôt, ät Rhymes: -ɔːt Etymology: Meaning of "zero" by confusion with naught. Used amongst those who were once called "non-U" speakers of English. Etymology templates: {{m|en|naught}} naught Head templates: {{en-noun}} aught (plural aughts)
  1. Whit, the smallest part, iota.
    Sense id: en-aught-en-noun-tABqcD52
  2. (archaic) Zero. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): Zero Translations (zero): ну́ла (núla) [feminine] (Bulgarian), Nichts [neuter] (German), zero (Portuguese), ноль (nolʹ) [masculine] (Russian), нуль (nulʹ) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-aught-en-noun-yXG-Gh5J Disambiguation of Zero: 11 2 49 14 1 2 4 3 5 9 Disambiguation of 'zero': 0 76 24
  3. The digit zero.
    Sense id: en-aught-en-noun-0ykN3x~u
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: naught, owt
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ɔːt/ [UK], /ɔt/ [US], /ɑt/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: en-us-aught.ogg [US]
enPR: ôt, ät Rhymes: -ɔːt Etymology: From Middle English aught (“estimation, regard, reputation”), from Old English æht (“estimation, consideration”), from Proto-West Germanic *ahtu. Cognate with Dutch acht (“attention, regard, heed”), German Acht (“attention, regard”). Also see ettle. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|aught||estimation, regard, reputation}} Middle English aught (“estimation, regard, reputation”), {{inh|en|ang|æht||estimation, consideration}} Old English æht (“estimation, consideration”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*ahtu}} Proto-West Germanic *ahtu, {{cog|nl|acht||attention, regard, heed}} Dutch acht (“attention, regard, heed”), {{cog|de|Acht||attention, regard}} German Acht (“attention, regard”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} aught (uncountable)
  1. (regional) Estimation. Tags: regional, uncountable
    Sense id: en-aught-en-noun-ju8ovSit Categories (other): Regional English
  2. (regional) Of importance or consequence (in the phrase "of aught"). Tags: regional, uncountable
    Sense id: en-aught-en-noun--Heguu~8 Categories (other): Regional English
  3. (regional, rare, obsolete) Esteem, respect. Tags: obsolete, rare, regional, uncountable
    Sense id: en-aught-en-noun-EU~Hs8Rn Categories (other): Regional English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Numeral

IPA: /ɔːt/ [UK], /ɔt/ [US], /ɑt/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: en-us-aught.ogg [US]
enPR: ôt, ät Rhymes: -ɔːt Etymology: From Middle English ahte, from Old English eahta (“eight”). More at eight. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|ahte}} Middle English ahte, {{inh|en|ang|eahta||eight}} Old English eahta (“eight”), {{l|en|eight}} eight Head templates: {{head|en|numeral}} aught
  1. Obsolete or dialectal form of eight. Tags: alt-of, dialectal, obsolete Alternative form of: eight
    Sense id: en-aught-en-num-azKKbnFY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Pronoun

IPA: /ɔːt/ [UK], /ɔt/ [US], /ɑt/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: en-us-aught.ogg [US]
enPR: ôt, ät Rhymes: -ɔːt Etymology: From Middle English aught, ought, from Old English āht, āwiht from ā (“always", "ever”) + wiht (“thing", "creature”). More at wight. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|aught}} Middle English aught, {{m|enm|ought}} ought, {{inh|en|ang|āht}} Old English āht, {{m|ang|āwiht}} āwiht, {{m|ang|ā||always", "ever}} ā (“always", "ever”), {{m|ang|wiht||thing", "creature}} wiht (“thing", "creature”) Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|||||||||||||||||||head=}} aught, {{en-pron}} aught
  1. (archaic or dialectal) Anything whatsoever, any part. Tags: archaic, dialectal
    Sense id: en-aught-en-pron-4fo48xNA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English third person pronouns Disambiguation of English third person pronouns: 12 10 7 7 11 12 9 4 24 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: owt
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ɔːt/ [UK], /ɔt/ [US], /ɑt/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: en-us-aught.ogg [US] Forms: aughts [present, singular, third-person], aughting [participle, present], aughted [participle, past], aughted [past]
enPR: ôt, ät Rhymes: -ɔːt Etymology: Originally the past tense of owe. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂eyḱ-}} [Template:root], {{m|en|owe}} owe Head templates: {{en-verb}} aught (third-person singular simple present aughts, present participle aughting, simple past and past participle aughted)
  1. Obsolete or dialectal form of ought Tags: alt-of, dialectal, obsolete Alternative form of: ought
    Sense id: en-aught-en-verb-Q2s4gL7b
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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