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

  1. Naught as a pronoun (archaic):

    Nothing.

    Examples:

    " Naught can come of this, you mark my words."

  1. Naught as a noun (archaic):

    Nothingness.

  2. Naught as a noun (chiefly, US, old-fashioned):

  1. Ought as a verb (obsolete):

  1. Ought as a verb (auxiliary):

    Indicating duty or obligation.

    Examples:

    "I ought to vote in the coming election."

  2. Ought as a verb (auxiliary):

    Indicating advisability or prudence.

    Examples:

    "You ought to stand back from the edge of the platform."

  3. Ought as a verb (auxiliary):

    Indicating desirability.

    Examples:

    "He ought to read the book; it was very good."

  4. Ought as a verb (auxiliary):

    Indicating likelihood or probability.

    Examples:

    "We ought to arrive by noon if we take the motorway."

  1. Ought as a pronoun:

    ; anything

  1. Ought as an adverb:

    ; at all, to any degree.

  1. Ought as a noun:

    A statement of what ought to be the case as contrasted with what is the case.

  1. Ought as a noun:

    ; cipher, zero, nought.

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