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Meanings of naught in English

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A quantity of no importance.

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      Usage of naught in English
      1
      It extenuates some things, maybe; but it sets down naught in malice.
      History of Kershaw's Brigade / With Complete Roll of Companies, ...
      2
      He rejected the priests; he would have naught of any but me.
      The Headsman; Or, The Abbaye des Vignerons
      3
      The forest provided his food, which in the backwoods cost him naught.
      Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon
      4
      They need to learn that the Night's Watch is naught t'be feared.
      A Dance with Dragons
      5
      No, no; I will believe naught against Jasper until I see it.
      The Pathfinder; Or, The Inland Sea
      6
      Tell me the truth of the matter and hide naught from me.
      The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 09
      7
      We have seen naught but the tiled roof and the green garden.
      The Sign of the Red Cross: A Tale of Old London
      8
      He drew a long breath which had naught of weariness in it.
      El Dorado: An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel
      9
      He desired to know naught of her welfare; he avoided knowing anything.
      Leah Mordecai: A Novel
      10
      I will not have my court so flouted and set at naught.
      Sir Nigel
      11
      Philip knew naught of Ranulph save the story babbled by the islanders.
      The Battle of the Strong: A Romance of Two Kingdoms — Volume 5
      12
      She set at naught the rules of civilized warfare upon the sea.
      History of the United States
      13
      And now here he was, so her work wouldn't be for naught.
      Hunter's moon: a novel
      14
      By Heaven, it availeth thee naught; thou shall ferry us over swiftly.
      Morien: A Metrical Romance Rendered into English Prose from the ...
      15
      Once the passion had mastered him, the intellect had gone for naught.
      A Pair of Blue Eyes
      16
      If I win, I win all; if I lose, I lose naught.
      The Tavern Knight
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      Naught through the time
      Naught across language varieties
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