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Definition of aught pronoun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

aught

pronoun
 
/ɔːt/
 
/ɔːt/
(old use)
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  1. anything
    • Let us see if aught can be done for her.
    Word OriginOld English āwiht (from archaic or Scottish aye, ‘always or still’ and wight, a person of a certain kind).
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