Translations for „aught“ in the English » German Dictionary

aught [ɔ:t, Am ɑ:t] PRON old liter

aught

irgendetwas

they might have left already, for aught I know!

was weiß ich, vielleicht sind sie ja längst weg!

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they might have left already, for aught I know!

was weiß ich, vielleicht sind sie ja längst weg!

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The obvious answer appears to be yes, but perhaps the relevant question aught to be whether we want it to succeed?

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Since no man of aught he leaves knows, what is't to leave betimes?

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He aught to have been in the team.

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The reason for this is a rebracketing, whereby a nought and a naught have been misheard as an ought and an aught.

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The option aught-seven, for whatever reason, has never caught on idiomatically.

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The cutters have enough force to slice through 4/0 (aka four aught) wire.

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All the monks, for lack of aught else to do, were by the ears about it, either trying the same or reviling it.

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This stream is aught myle lang, quhilk may not be hantit bot be certain tyds.

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Perhaps the relevant question aught to be whether we want it to succeed?

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Decade names with a leading zero (e.g., 1900 to 1909) were pronounced as aught or nought.

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