pron
aught
awt
pron
1
Anything at all (an old-fashioned or literary word).
"If aught should happen to me, see that the farm goes to my son."
noun
1
Zero; the digit 0 (an old-fashioned way of naming it, as in "nineteen aught six").
"The house was built in aught six."
How to Use Aught
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old word for "anything," or an old way of saying "zero" in a date or year.
When to use it
Mostly archaic or dialectal today; you'll meet it in older literature or folksy speech rather than everyday conversation.
Word Forms
aughts plural, aughts plural
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Etymology
From Old English awiht, a compound of a- ("ever") and wiht ("thing, creature") — literally "any thing."