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1 aught
[ɔːt]pronome ant.for aught I know, care — per quel che ne so, che me ne importa
* * *aught /ɔ:t/ (arc.)A pron.alcunché; alcuna cosa: for aught I know, per quel che ne so ioB avv.affatto; in alcun modo; assolutamente● for aught I care, per quel che me n'importa.* * *[ɔːt]pronome ant.for aught I know, care — per quel che ne so, che me ne importa
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2 ought
[ɔːt]1) (expressing probability, expectation)••Note:In virtually all cases, ought is translated by the conditional tense of dovere: you ought to go now = dovresti andartene adesso; they ought to arrive tomorrow = dovrebbero arrivare domani. - The past ought to have done / seen etc is translated by the past conditional of dovere: he ought to have been more polite = avrebbe dovuto essere più gentile. For further examples, including negative sentences, see the entry below. - The Italian verb dovere is irregular; for its conjugation see the Italian verb tables* * *[o:t]negative short form - oughtn't; verb1) (used to indicate duty; should: You ought to help them; He oughtn't to have done that.) dovere2) (used to indicate something that one could reasonably expect; should: He ought to have been able to do it.) dovere* * *I [ɔːt] nSee:aughtII [ɔːt]modal aux vb ought pt1)I ought to do it — dovrei farlo2)you ought to go and see it — dovresti andare a vederlo, faresti bene ad andarlo a vedere3)that ought to be enough — quello dovrebbe bastarehe ought to have arrived by now — dovrebbe essere arrivato, ormai
* * *[ɔːt]1) (expressing probability, expectation)••Note:In virtually all cases, ought is translated by the conditional tense of dovere: you ought to go now = dovresti andartene adesso; they ought to arrive tomorrow = dovrebbero arrivare domani. - The past ought to have done / seen etc is translated by the past conditional of dovere: he ought to have been more polite = avrebbe dovuto essere più gentile. For further examples, including negative sentences, see the entry below. - The Italian verb dovere is irregular; for its conjugation see the Italian verb tables
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for aught I know — for aught I know/care/ phrase an old phrase used for saying that you do not know whether something is true, or that you do not care Thesaurus: ways of saying that you do not know or understandsynonym ways of saying that you do not caresynonym… … Useful english dictionary
for aught I care — for aught I know/care/ phrase an old phrase used for saying that you do not know whether something is true, or that you do not care Thesaurus: ways of saying that you do not know or understandsynonym ways of saying that you do not caresynonym… … Useful english dictionary
aught — is an Old English word that survives only in the fixed expressions for aught I know and for aught I care, and as such is restricted to literary or archaic use … Modern English usage
aught — [ôt] n. [ME < OE awiht < a, ever + wiht, a creature, WIGHT1] 1. anything whatever [for aught I know] [< a naught 2. (see NAUGHT), by faulty separation into an aught] a zero adv. Archaic to a … English World dictionary
aught, ought, naught — Aught means any little part, in any respect : You are right for aught I know. Ought indicates duty, obligation: Everyone ought to attend the meeting. Naught means nothing, zero : Our work availed naught … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
aught — 1. pronoun /ɔːt,ɔt,ɑt/ anything to other objects, which for aught we know, may be only in appearance similar ; 2. noun /ɔːt,ɔt,ɑt/ a) zero b) The digit zero as the decade in years. For example, aught nine for 1909 or 2009 … Wiktionary
aught — aught1 /awt/, n. 1. anything whatever; any part: for aught I know. adv. 2. Archaic. in any degree; at all; in any respect. Also, ought. [bef. 1000; ME aught, ought, OE aht, awiht, owiht, equiv. to a, o ever + wiht thing, WIGHT1] aught … Universalium
aught — I or ought II [[t]ɔt[/t]] n. 1) anything whatever; any part: for aught I know[/ex] 2) archaic in any degree; at all; in any respect • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME; OE āht, āwiht, ōwiht=ā, ō ever +wiht thing, wight I II aught or ought III [[t]ɔt[/t]]… … From formal English to slang
aught — I. /ɔt / (say awt) noun 1. anything whatever; any part: for aught I know. –adverb 2. Archaic in any degree; at all; in any respect. Also, ought. {Middle English aught, ought, Old English āwiht, ōwiht at all, anything, from ā, ō ever + w …
aught — I. pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English āwiht, from ā ever + wiht creature, thing more at aye, wight Date: before 12th century 1. anything 2. all, everything < for aught I care > < for aught we know > … New Collegiate Dictionary
aught — UK [ɔːt] / US [ɔt] pronoun an old word meaning anything • for aught I know/care an old phrase used for saying that you do not know whether something is true, or that you do not care … English dictionary