aught

Meanings

• Noun

  Nothing; no quantity or amount; zero.

  - "He has aught to offer."
  - "She has aught to complain about."

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Pronunciation

1. /ɔt/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with aught
naught , taut , hauled out , plaut , maut

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. aught (English) : Nothing; no quantity or amount; zero.
   

2. aught (English) : To know or understand fully; to have complete knowledge of.
   

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Variants

List of all variants of aught that leads to same result
aught , aughts , ought , for aught one knows

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old English eghwā, eagthwa, from egh 'each' + wa 'one'; akin to Old Norse œgathr, Old High German aguz, German jedes, Gothic aiws, all 'each, every'.

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Trivia

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1. In Old English, 'aught' meant 'each one'. Over time, its meaning evolved to represent 'nothing'.

2. The word 'aught' is rarely used in modern English and is mostly found in literary contexts.

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Related Concepts

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1. Zero: The numerical value representing nothingness or the absence of quantity.

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Culture

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In literature, 'aught' has been used to express a sense of nothingness or emptiness. For instance, in Shakespeare's Macbeth, the witches say 'Fair is foul, and foul is fair, / Hover through the fog and filthy air.' Here, 'aught' refers to nothingness or emptiness. In music, the term 'aught' is used in the context of music theory to denote a note with no pitch.

How to Memorize "aught"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a scale with 'aught' at the bottom, representing nothing or zero.

2. associate
   

   - Associate 'aught' with the concept of nothingness or zero.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'A useful Nothing' to remember that 'aught' means 'nothing'.

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