Definition of Ought

  • (n. & adv.) See Aught.
  • (imp., p. p., or auxi) Was or were under obligation to pay; owed.
  • (imp., p. p., or auxi) Owned; possessed.
  • (imp., p. p., or auxi) To be bound in duty or by moral obligation.
  • (imp., p. p., or auxi) To be necessary, fit, becoming, or expedient; to behoove; -- in this sense formerly sometimes used impersonally or without a subject expressed.
  • () of Owe

Synonyms of Ought


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