AUGHT


Meaning of AUGHT in English

I. ˈȯt, ˈät pronoun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English āwiht, from ā ever + wiht creature, thing — more at aye , wight

Date: before 12th century

1. : anything

2. : all , everything

for aught I care

for aught we know

II. adverb

Date: 13th century

archaic : at all

III. noun

Etymology: alteration (resulting from false division of a naught ) of naught

Date: 1872

1. : zero , cipher

2. archaic : nonentity , nothing

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.