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Meaning of 'ought' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ought
- of Owe
2 . Ought [ imp., p. p., or auxi]
- 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.
3 . Ought [ n. & adv.]
- See Aught.

Nearby Words:

oughne oughtness oughwhere

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