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Ought logo #10101) Are advised 2) Canadian indie rock group 3) Exclusively Saxon word 4) Exclusively Anglo word 5) Had better 6) Has a duty 7) Has an obligation 8) Is advised 9) Moral obligation 10) Obligating word 11) Relative of should 12) Should 13) Should, had better 14) Verb which shows obligation 15) Word of obligation
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Ought

Ought logo #21002• (imp., p. p., or auxiliary) Owned; possessed. • (n. & adv.) See Aught. • (imp., p. p., or auxiliary) To be necessary, fit, becoming, or expedient; to behoove; -- in this sense formerly sometimes used impersonally or without a subject expressed. • (imp., p. p., or auxiliary) Was or were under obligation to pay; owed. • (im...
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Ought

Ought logo #20972Ought (at) noun & adverb See Aught .
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Ought

Ought logo #20972Ought imperfect , past participle , or auxiliary . [ Orig. the preterit of the verb to owe . Middle English oughte , aughte , ahte , Anglo-Saxon āhte . √110. See Owe .] 1. Was or were under obligation to pay; owed. [ Obsolete] « Th...
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ought

ought logo #21009ought (AWT) As a verb, ought is the only `correct” spelling: 'I ought to go.' 1. Indicating obligation or duty: 'We ought to work harder than this.' 2. Indicating desirability: 'You ought to have been there; it was very interesting.' 3. Indicating obligation or duty: 'Since it is raining, we ought to wear a raincoat.' 4. Indicating prob...
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ought

ought logo #21199(used to express duty or moral obligation): Every citizen ought to help. · (used to express justice, moral rightness, or the like): He ought to be punished. You ought to be ashamed. · (used to express propriety, appropriateness, etc.): You ought to be home early. We ought to bring her some flowers. · (used to express probability o...
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