Definition of “ought”
verb:
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Simple past of owe.
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Indicating duty or obligation.
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Indicating advisability or prudence.
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Indicating desirability.
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Indicating likelihood or probability.
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pronoun:
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Alternative spelling of aught. anything.
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adverb:
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Alternative spelling of aught. at all, to any degree.
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noun:
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A statement of what ought to be the case as contrasted to what is the case.
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Alternative spelling of aught. cipher, zero, nought.
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