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ought
modal verb[ + to infinitive ]
us/ɔt/present tenseought
oughtmodal verb[+ to infinitive] (DUTY)
used to say that it is necessary or desirable to perform the action expressed in the verb:
We ought to clean up before we go home.
She really ought to apologize.
oughtmodal verb[+ to infinitive] (PROBABLE)
used to say that the action expressed in the verb is probable or expected:
He ought to be home by seven o’clock.
The curtains ought to be ready on Monday.
At his age, he ought to have known better.
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