ought
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Synonyms: nought, aught, sought, bought, ough, cought, fought, rought, mought, dought, vought
Antonyms: nought, aught, sought, bought, ough, cought, fought, rought, mought, dought, vought
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Verb
- simple past of owe
Verb
- Indicating duty or obligation.
- I ought to vote in the coming election.
- Indicating advisability or prudence.
- You ought to always stand back from the edge of the platform.
- Do you think we ought to leave now?
- Indicating desirability.
- He ought to read the book; it was very good.
- Indicating likelihood or probability.
- We ought to arrive by noon if we take the motorway, shouldn't we?
Pronoun
- Alternative spelling of aught; anything
Adverb
- Alternative spelling of aught; at all, to any degree.
Noun
- A statement of what ought to be the case as contrasted with what is the case.
Noun
- Alternative spelling of aught; cipher, zero, nought.
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