aught
Anything whatsoever, any partAnything whatsoever, any part.
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Meaning
1 senses(archaic, dialectal)Anything whatsoever, any part.
for aught I know/care
Examples
7 sentencesTom grew up in the aughts.
ruТом вырос в нулевые. — marafon
Tom hasn't been left of center since the aughts.
Better aught than naught.
In the Aughts, most Americans opposed same-sex marriage.
Bill Maher hasn't been left of center since the aughts.
Origin
From Middle English aught, ought, from Old English āht, āwiht, from ā (“always", "ever”) +From Middle English aught, ought, from Old English āht, āwiht, from ā (“always", "ever”) + wiht (“thing", "creature”). More at wight.
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See also
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