Australian English Meaning of ought

should

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Definitions and Meaning of ought in English

Webster

ought (n. & adv.)

See Aught.

Webster

ought (imp., p. p., or auxiliary)

Was or were under obligation to pay; owed.

Owned; possessed.

To be bound in duty or by moral obligation.

To be necessary, fit, becoming, or expedient; to behoove; -- in this sense formerly sometimes used impersonally or without a subject expressed.

Webster

ought ()

of Owe

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should

See Aught., Was or were under obligation to pay; owed., Owned; possessed., To be bound in duty or by moral obligation., To be necessary, fit, becoming, or exped

have to,must,will,should,need,will

No antonyms found.

oueen-post => unknown, ouch => ouch, oubliette => oubliette, ouarine => ouarine, ouanderoo => koalas,