ought
modal verb (DUTY) /ɔːt/
/ɑːt/ Definition
B1 used to show when it is necessary or would be a good thing to perform the activity referred to by the following verb: [+ to infinitive] You ought to be kinder to him. We ought not/oughtn't to have agreed without knowing what it would cost. "We ought to be getting ready now." "Yes, I suppose we ought (to)."Duty, obligation and responsibility
(Definition of ought modal verb (DUTY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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otoh
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OTT adjective
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otter noun
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ottoman noun
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ouch exclamation
- ought modal verb (DUTY)
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ought modal verb (PROBABLE)
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oughtn't
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Ouija board noun
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ounce noun
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our determiner
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Synonyms and related words:
- accountable adjective
- answer for sb/sth phrasal verb
- answer for sth phrasal verb
- answer to sb phrasal verb
- answerable adjective
- commitment noun
- fail noun 2
- fall to sb phrasal verb
- had better/best do sth idiom
- hat noun
- have sth on your hands idiom
- I am not my brother's keeper idiom
- owe sb a living idiom
- pass the buck idiom
- pay your dues idiom
- portfolio noun (JOB)
- preserve noun (ACTIVITY)
- purview noun
- remit noun
- shoulder noun (RESPONSIBILITY)
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