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