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Meaning of Ought | Babel Free

Noun CEFR A2 Frequent
ɔːt

Definitions

  1. A statement of what ought to be the case as contrasted with what is the case.
  2. Alternative spelling of aught; cipher, zero, nought.
    alt-of, alternative

Equivalents

العربية Ought
Беларуская павінен
Bosanski dever
Cymraeg dylu
Dansk burde
Deutsch sollen
Ελληνικά πρέπει
Esperanto devi
Español deber
فارسی باید
Suomi kuulua pitää tulla
Français devoir
Galego deber
Hrvatski dever
Magyar bizonyára kell kellene kéne
Italiano dovere
日本語 宜 当
ខ្មែរ គួរតែ
Kurdî can can dever devî kenê
Latina debeo
Nederlands behoren moeten
Polski powinien powinien
Português dever
Русский быть вероятно должен желательно мочь ну́жно обязан предположительно скоре́е всего́ следовать
Српски dever
Svenska borde
Українська ва́рто зобов'я́заний ма́бу́ть пе́вно пови́нен слід
Tiếng Việt can phái

Examples

“There are value judgments that are not reducible to observable matters of fact, and there are oughts that cannot be construed as hypothetical and, therefore, cannot be converted into statements of fact.”
“Is there a fallacy involved in deriving an ought from a set of exclusively factual or descriptive premises?”
“I go back at eight o'clock to-morrow morning, and have got only three—three oughts an ought—three twos six—sixty pound.”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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See also

ought-not-ness oughta oughten oughter Oughterard Oughtibridge

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