Ought vs. Aught

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Oughtnoun

See Aught.

Ought

Was or were under obligation to pay; owed.

Ought

Owned; possessed.

Ought

To be bound in duty or by moral obligation.

Ought

To be necessary, fit, becoming, or expedient; to behoove; - in this sense formerly sometimes used impersonally or without a subject expressed.

Aughtpronoun

anything whatsoever, any part.

Aughtnoun

whit, the smallest part, iota.

Aughtnoun

(archaic) zero

Aughtnoun

The digit zero as the decade in years. For example, aught-nine for 1909 or 2009.

Aughtnoun

(regional) Estimation.

Aughtnoun

(regional) Of importance or consequence (in the phrase "of aught").

Aughtnoun

Esteem, respect.

Aughtnoun

Property; possession

Aughtnoun

Duty; place; office

Aughtadverb

(archaic) At all, in any degree, in any respect.

Aughtverb

to own, possess

Aughtverb

to owe, be obliged or obligated to

Aughtadjective

possessed of

Aughtnumeral

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Aughtnoun

Property; possession.

Aughtnoun

Anything; any part.

Aughtadverb

At all; in any degree.

Aughtnoun

a quantity of no importance;

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