Ought

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