ought
Indicating duty or obligationIndicating duty or obligation.
» You ought to keep your promise.
Треба дотримуватися обіцянок.
Meaning
4 senses(auxiliary, dialectal, formal)Indicating duty or obligation.
I ought to vote in the coming election.
sollen
до́лженdólžen, обя́занobjázan
пови́ненpovýnen, зобов'я́занийzobovʺjázanyj, му́ситьmúsytʹ
(auxiliary, dialectal, formal)Indicating advisability or prudence.
You ought to always stand back from the edge of the platform.
Do you think we ought to leave now?
sollen
сле́доватьslédovatʹ, ну́жноnúžno, бытьbytʹ
слідslid, ва́ртоvárto
(auxiliary, dialectal, formal)Indicating desirability.
He ought to read the book; it was very good.
sollen
сле́доватьslédovatʹ, ну́жноnúžno, жела́тельноželátelʹno
слідslid, ва́ртоvárto
(auxiliary, dialectal, formal)Indicating likelihood or probability.
We ought to arrive by noon if we take the motorway, shouldn't we?
sollen
мочьmočʹ, вероя́тноverojátno, предположи́тельноpredpoložítelʹno
мабу́тьmabútʹ, пе́вноpévno
Examples
1595 sentencesYou ought to keep your promise.
Треба дотримуватися обіцянок.
Tom ought to stop doing that.
Том має припинити робити це.
ruТом должен прекратить делать это.
deTom sollte aufhören, das zu tun.
I think you ought to go.
Думаю, тобі треба йти.
You ought to ask him for advice.
Тобі слід попросити у нього поради.
ruТебе следует спросить у него совета.
deDu solltest ihn um Rat fragen.
I think you ought to forgive us.
Я думаю, тобі треба нас пробачити.
deIch finde, du solltest uns verzeihen.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English oughte, aughte, aȝte, ahte, from Old English āhte, first and third perFrom Middle English oughte, aughte, aȝte, ahte, from Old English āhte, first and third person singular past tense of Old English āgan (“to own, possess”), equivalent to owe + -t.
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Forms
oughts, oughting, oughted, oughted| Base form | ought · to ought |
|---|---|
| Past simple | oughted |
Modal verbs have one form for every person and take a bare infinitive.
| Affirmative | Negative | Question | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | ought … | oughtn't … | Ought I …? |
| you | ought … | oughtn't … | Ought you …? |
| he, she, it | ought … | oughtn't … | Ought he …? |
| we | ought … | oughtn't … | Ought we …? |
| they | ought … | oughtn't … | Ought they …? |
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Should — Because it is a modal verb
Collocations
12 patterns- ought to do
- ought to have
- ought to be
- ought to go
- ought to tell
- ought to let
- ought to ask
- ought to stay
- one who ought
- ought to help
- ought to leave
- ought to know