Definitions for ought
ɔtought

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1. ought(Noun)

   cipher, zero, nought.

Origin: ahte, past tense of agan

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Ought

   awt, n. (same as Aught) a vulgar corr. of nought.—adv. (Scot.) Ought′lings, at all, in any degree.

2. Ought

   awt, v.i. to be under obligation: to be proper or necessary.—n. Ought′ness, rightness. [A.S. áhte, pa.t. of ágan, to owe.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ought' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2070

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ought' in Written Corpus Frequency: #675

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ought' in Verbs Frequency: #339

Anagrams for ought »

1. Tough

How to pronounce ought?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ought in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ought in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of ought in a Sentence

1. Donald Trump on Wednesday:

   She ought to prosecute herself.

2. Margaret Chan:

   We ought to have reacted far earlier.

3. John Wayne:

   A man ought to do what he thinks is right

4. Proverb:

   No one ought to be judge in his own cause.

5. John Kasich:

   I ought to be running in the Democrat primary.

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