ought
A statement of what ought to be the case as contrasted with what is the caseA statement of what ought to be the case as contrasted with what is the case.
» You ought to keep your promise.
Треба дотримуватися обіцянок.
Meaning
1 senses(auxiliary, dialectal, formal)A statement of what ought to be the case as contrasted with what is the case.
Examples
1595 sentencesYou ought to keep your promise.
Треба дотримуватися обіцянок. — aandrusiak
Tom ought to stop doing that.
Том має припинити робити це. — deniko
ruТом должен прекратить делать это. — sharptoothed
deTom sollte aufhören, das zu tun. — pne
I think you ought to go.
Думаю, тобі треба йти. — deniko
You ought to ask him for advice.
Тобі слід попросити у нього поради. — deniko
ruТебе следует спросить у него совета. — megaton
deDu solltest ihn um Rat fragen. — Robroy
I think you ought to forgive us.
Я думаю, тобі треба нас пробачити. — deniko
deIch finde, du solltest uns verzeihen. — raggione
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
plural: oughtsWord family
3 related wordsCollocations
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