Aught is a noun in the English language that means "a quantity of no importance". The usage of the word dates before the 1300s, and is a descendant from Old English. It also has usage as a adverb and a pronoun as well.
Fast Facts:
- Origin: Indi-European Language roots, from Old English
- Synonyms: nada, nil, null, zero, nothing
Aught is a noun in the English language that means "a quantity of no importance". The usage of the word dates before the 1300s, and is a descendant from Old English. It also has usage as a adverb and a pronoun as well.
Fast Facts:
Origin: Indi-European Language roots, from Old English
Synonyms: nada, nil, null, zero, nothing
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Aught Usage Examples
- "The mates regularly relieved each other at the watches, and for aught that could be seen to the contrary, they seemed to be the only commanders of the ship..." - from Moby Dick by Herman Melville
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- "This was no night-task for any man, nor even for him who had forgotten how to do aught else." - from Jerry of The Islands by Jack London
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- "As a matter of fact, they were very good to me, nor did I see aught while I was among them to indicate that they are ever else than a simple, kindly folk when left to themselves." - from Pellucidar by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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