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aught
1[awt]
noun
anything whatever; any part.
for aught I know.
adverb
Archaic., in any degree; at all; in any respect.
aught
2[awt]
noun
a cipher (0); zero.
aughts, the first decade of any century, especially the years 1900 through 1909 or 2000 through 2009.
aught
3[aw
verb (used with object)
to own; possess.
to owe (someone or something); be obligated to.
adjective
possessed of.
noun
Archaic.
ownership; possession.
property; a possession.
aught
1/ ɔːt /
pronoun
anything at all; anything whatever (esp in the phrase for aught I know )
adverb
dialect, in any least part; to any degree
aught
2/ ɔːt /
noun
a less common word for nought
Word History and Origins
Origin of aught1
Origin of aught3
Word History and Origins
Origin of aught1
Example Sentences
Meanwhile, the style of play in the NHL became faster and a little less bruising than it had been in the aughts—and far less brutal than it was in Gretzky’s heyday.
Executive perks in general have gotten less lavish as Americans developed a more populist sensibility after the financial crisis of the aughts.
Barr went on to criticize Kimmel and noted that ABC kept working with the comedian despite his past repeated use of blackface for “The Man Show” in the late 1990s and early aughts.
The duo, composed of brothers Pusha T and Malice, is well known for setting a new precedent for rap throughout the aughts.
A Chicago native and Grammy nominee, Soulja Boy rose to prominence in the early aughts, but in recent years has faced legal repercussions for his treatment of women in his inner circle.
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