ought

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[ɔːt], (Verb)

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- used to indicate duty or correctness, typically when criticizing someone's actions
(e.g: they ought to respect the law)

- used to indicate something that is probable
(e.g: five minutes ought to be enough time)


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Old English āhte, past tense of āgan ‘owe’ (see owe)


[ɔːt], (Noun)

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mid 19th century: perhaps from an ought, by wrong division of a nought; compare with adder


[ɔːt], (Pronoun)

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