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aught1, ought [ɔːt] (used with a negative or in conditional or interrogative sentences or clauses) Archaic or literary pron anything at all; anything whatever (esp in the phrase for aught I know) adv Dialect in any least part; to any degree [Old English āwiht, from ā ever, ay1 + wiht thing; see wight1] aught2, ought [ɔːt] n
a less common word for nought (zero) ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations aught [ɔːt] N (archaic or liter) → algo, alguna cosa; (with negation) → nada if there is aught I can do → si puedo hacer algo, si puedo ayudarles de algún modo for aught I care he can → igual me da si él ... for aught I know → que yo sepa aught n (old, liter) → irgendetwas; he might have moved for aught I know → was weiß ich, vielleicht ist er umgezogen How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The moral I draw is that the writer should seek his reward in the pleasure of his work and in release from the burden of his thought; and, indifferent to aught else, care nothing for praise or censure, failure or success. Let nothing linger after-- No whispering ghost remain, In wall, or beam, or rafter, Of any hate or pain: Cleanse and call home thy spirit, Deny her leave to cast, On aught thy heirs inherit, The shadow of her past. 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; only they sometimes issued from the cabin with orders so sudden and peremptory, that after all it was plain they but commanded vicariously. |
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