aught C2+ Topic:Grammar & Function Words US /ɔt/ UK /ɔːt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 pron anything at all; the slightest thing For aught I know, he may already have left town. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 pron · anything at all; the... anythingsomething ↔ Opposites naughtnothing Word family Related forms naughtnoughtwhitwight Etymology AI details From Old English āwiht ('anything'), a contraction of ā ('ever') + wiht ('thing, creature, wight'). āwiht Old English wiht Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Grammar & Function Words External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # aught **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** pron **IPA (US):** /ɔt/ **IPA (UK):** /ɔːt/ ## Meanings 1. anything at all; the slightest thing ## Examples - For aught I know, he may already have left town. ## Synonyms - anything - something ## Antonyms - naught - nothing ## Related Forms - naught - nought - whit - wight ## Roots and Affixes - Root: āwiht - Root: wiht ## Etymology From Old English āwiht ('anything'), a contraction of ā ('ever') + wiht ('thing, creature, wight'). ## AI Etymology Aught is from Old English āwiht ('anything'), a contraction of ā ('ever') + wiht ('thing, creature, wight'). In present-day use, it means anything at all; the slightest thing. Related vocabulary includes naught, nought, whit, and wight. ## Topics - Grammar & Function Words markdown