ought

/ɔːt/ modal verb

Translation

ought to do sth › used to say or ask what is the correct or best thing to do

...malı/meli; yapılması gereken doğru ve en iyi olanı söylemek/istemek için kullanılır

We ought to tidy up before we go. You ought to see a doctor. He ought to have told her the truth. Ought I to phone her?1869

ought to be/do sth › used to say that you expect something to be true or that you expect something to happen

...olmalı/yapılmalı, bir şeyin doğru olduğunu/olmasının beklendiğini belirtmek için kullanılır

She ought to be home by seven. He ought to pass the exam this time. 1757

(Definition of ought modal verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

real or true

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