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nought
[ nawt ]
nought
/ ɔː /
noun
- the digit 0; zero: used esp in counting or numbering
noun
- a variant spelling of naught
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of nought1
Example Sentences
While waiting for the appointment, Mr Cannon said the pain started and increased "to the stage where, on a scale from nought to 10, I was having spasms at level eight".
Scores of nought and one in Christchurch left the Kent man with an average of less than 10 in 17 innings against the Black Caps.
Glenn Phillips, dropped on nought by diving England captain Ben Stokes, remains unbeaten on 41.
"I explained to my youngest son, who asked what the implications were, that if you take 20% off something every time someone dies, it’s not long before you get to nought," he said.
"Ripped out, eradicated, destroyed, reduced to nought ... forever."
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More About Nought
What doesnought mean?
Nought means nothing or none, as in All of my efforts at winning the game were for nought because I lost badly.
Nought also refers to zero. For example, if your math class is in Room One-Nought-Seven, it is in Room 107. The informal term noughties for the decade of 2000–2009 comes from this sense.
Nought is an alternate spelling of naught, which has the exact same meaning.
Example: I had nought to do with breaking the lamp, but my mother still thought I was involved.
Where doesԴdzܲcome from?
The first records of nought come from before the 900s. It comes from the Old English ō, a contraction Ǵne, meaning “not” or “no,” and ōɾ, meaning “anything.”
Both nought Իnaught are used interchangeably with the word nothing. They are also used in idioms that use nothing, as in “come to Դdzܲ,” meaning “to come to nothing” or “to fail.”
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How isnought used in real life?
Nought is used as a synonym for nothing or zero.
Just learned Rhea Perlman and Danny DeVito got back together last March so I guess my extreme year long depression has been for nought.
— Lena Dunham (@lenadunham)
Good thing I charged up the iPad or I'd have nought to do .. Yawn.
— Chris (@ozcjr)
Mezut Ozil had 0 (nought) touches in the first half.
— Max Rushden 💙 (@maxrushden)
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True or False?
If a person has done nought but complain, then they have done absolutely nothing besides complaining.
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