Definitions for ought
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1. ought(Noun)

   cipher, zero, nought.

   Etymology: ahte, past tense of agan

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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?

1. 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. Emeasoba George:

   Are you or have you been taking your life for granted. If yes then, you've got to think twice. For, you ought to appreciate your life the way it is presently, not the way you wished it should have been. Oh! yes, you should not take your life for granted. Lest you forget. The scripture says in (Hebrews 13:5). It says, be contented with whatever you have now no matter how small it seems to you. Note: appreciating God always for the little induces him to endow you with more and never less. -Emeasoba George

2. Anuj Somany:

   A husband ought to apologize always first even when he is correct & should never expect his wife to accept her mistake ever. That’s how she and those men having the lust define the concept of the ‘WOMEN’s RESPECT’.

3. E. M. Forster:

   Beauty ought to look a little surprised: it is the emotion that best suits her face. The beauty who does not look surprised, who accepts her position as her due -- she reminds us too much of a prima donna.

4. Josh Billings:

   Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are and doing things as they ought to be done.

5. Paul Ryan:

   I do think it ought to be addressed, we believe it should be addressed in immigration legislation.

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