Definition:
- (n. & adv.) See Aught.
- (imp., p. p., or auxiliary) Was or were under obligation to pay; owed.
- (imp., p. p., or auxiliary) Owned; possessed.
- (imp., p. p., or auxiliary) To be bound in duty or by moral obligation.
- (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.
- () of Owe
Compare ought with other words:
mought vs. ought
ought vs. rought
ought vs. sought
fought vs. ought
bought vs. ought
ort vs. ought
might vs. ought
can vs. ought
must vs. ought
have vs. ought
ought vs. zero
cipher vs. ought
nought vs. ought
naught vs. ought
anything vs. ought
ought vs. probability
likelihood vs. ought
desirability vs. ought
ought vs. prudence
obligation vs. ought
advisability vs. ought
duty vs. ought
commitment vs. ought
aught vs. ought
ought vs. shall
ought vs. should