Ought1. (v.) To be under obligation to do something.
2. (imp., p. p., or auxiliary) Was or were under obligation to pay; owed.
3. (imp., p. p., or auxiliary) Owned; possessed.
4. (imp., p. p., or auxiliary) To be bound in duty or by moral obligation.
5. (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.
6. (p. p.) of Owe
Thesaurus Entries
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