The difference between Naught and Ought
When used as nouns, naught means nothingness, whereas ought means a statement of what ought to be the case as contrasted with what is the case.
When used as pronouns, naught means nothing, whereas ought means .
Ought is also adverb with the meaning: .
Ought is also verb with the meaning: indicating duty or obligation.
check bellow for the other definitions of Naught and Ought
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Naught as a pronoun (archaic):
Nothing.
Examples:
" Naught can come of this, you mark my words."
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Naught as a noun (archaic):
Nothingness.
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Naught as a noun (chiefly, US, old-fashioned):
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Ought as a verb (obsolete):
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Ought as a verb (auxiliary):
Indicating duty or obligation.
Examples:
"I ought to vote in the coming election."
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Ought as a verb (auxiliary):
Indicating advisability or prudence.
Examples:
"You ought to stand back from the edge of the platform."
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Ought as a verb (auxiliary):
Indicating desirability.
Examples:
"He ought to read the book; it was very good."
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Ought as a verb (auxiliary):
Indicating likelihood or probability.
Examples:
"We ought to arrive by noon if we take the motorway."
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Ought as a pronoun:
; anything
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Ought as an adverb:
; at all, to any degree.
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Ought as a noun:
A statement of what ought to be the case as contrasted with what is the case.
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Ought as a noun:
; cipher, zero, nought.