| ought 1 (ôt) aux.v. 1. Used to indicate obligation or duty: You ought to work harder than that. 2. Used to indicate advisability or prudence: You ought to wear a raincoat. 3. Used to indicate desirability: You ought to have been there; it was great fun. 4. Used to indicate probability or likelihood: She ought to finish by next week. [Middle English oughten, to be obliged to, from oughte, owned, from Old English  hte, past tense of gan, to possess; see aik- in Indo-European roots.]Usage Note: Unlike other auxiliary verbs, ought usually takes to with its accompanying verb: We ought to go. Sometimes the accompanying verb is dropped if the meaning is clear: Should we begin soon? Yes, we ought to. In questions and negative sentences, especially those with contractions, to is also sometimes omitted: Oughtn't we be going soon? This omission of to, however, is not common in written English. Like must and auxiliary need, ought to does not change to show past tense: He said we ought to get moving along. · Usages such as He hadn't ought to come and She shouldn't ought to say that are common in many varieties of American English. They should be avoided in written English, however, in favor of the more standard variant ought not to. |
| ought 2 (ôt) pron. & adv. Variant of aught1. |
| ought 3 (ôt) n. Variant of aught2. |
| ought 4 (ôt) v. Obsolete A past participle of owe. |
ought1
vb (foll by to; takes an infinitive or implied infinitive) used as an auxiliary
1. to indicate duty or obligation you ought to pay your dues
2. to express prudent expediency you ought to be more careful with your money
3. (usually with reference to future time) to express probability or expectation you ought to finish this work by Friday
4. to express a desire or wish on the part of the speaker you ought to come next week
[Old English āhte, past tense of āgan to owe; related to Gothic aihta]
Usage: In correct English, ought is not used with did or had. I ought not to do it, not I didn't ought to do it; I ought not to have done it, not I hadn't ought to have done it
ought2
pron & adv
a variant spelling of aught1
ought3
n
a less common word for nought (zero)
[mistaken division of a nought as an ought; see nought]
Translations
ought1 [ɔːt] MODAL AUX VB
1. (moral obligation) → deber
I ought to do it → debería hacerlo, debiera hacerlo
one ought not to do it → no se debiera hacer
I ought to have done it → debiera haberlo hecho
you ought to have warned me → me deberías haber avisado
he ought to have known → debía saberlo
I thought I ought to tell you → me creí en el deber de decírselo
to behave as one ought → comportarse como se debe
I ought to do it → debería hacerlo, debiera hacerlo
one ought not to do it → no se debiera hacer
I ought to have done it → debiera haberlo hecho
you ought to have warned me → me deberías haber avisado
he ought to have known → debía saberlo
I thought I ought to tell you → me creí en el deber de decírselo
to behave as one ought → comportarse como se debe
ought [ˈɔːt] [ought] (pt) modal vb
(obligation) I ought to do it → je devrais le faire, il faudrait que je le fasse.
I ought to phone my parents → Je devrais appeler mes parents.
sb/sth ought to have ...
I ought to have phoned my parents → J'aurais dû appeler mes parents.
This ought to have been corrected → Cela aurait dû être corrigé.
I ought to phone my parents → Je devrais appeler mes parents.
sb/sth ought to have ...
I ought to have phoned my parents → J'aurais dû appeler mes parents.
This ought to have been corrected → Cela aurait dû être corrigé.
(prohibition)
You ought not to do that → Tu ne devrais pas faire ça.
You ought not to do that → Tu ne devrais pas faire ça.
(prediction)
He ought to win → Il devrait gagner.
He ought to be there now → Il devrait être déjà là.
he ought to have arrived by now (oddly he hasn't) → il devrait déjà être arrivé
this ought to ... (is likely to be)
This ought to be interesting → Cela devrait être intéressant.
He ought to win → Il devrait gagner.
He ought to be there now → Il devrait être déjà là.
he ought to have arrived by now (oddly he hasn't) → il devrait déjà être arrivé
this ought to ... (is likely to be)
This ought to be interesting → Cela devrait être intéressant.
(advice)
You ought to go and see it → Vous devriez aller le voir.
You ought to see a doctor → Vous devriez aller voir un médecin.
You ought to go and see it → Vous devriez aller le voir.
You ought to see a doctor → Vous devriez aller voir un médecin.
ought1
vb aux
(indicating moral obligation) I ought to do it → ich sollte or müsste es tun; he ought to have come → er hätte kommen sollen or müssen; this ought to have been done → das hätte man tun sollen or müssen; ought I to go too? — yes, you ought (to)/no, you oughtn’t (to) → sollte or müsste ich auch (hin)gehen? — ja doch/nein, das sollen Sie nicht; he thought he ought to tell you/you ought to know → er meinte, er sollte Ihnen das sagen/Sie sollten das wissen; people have come who ought not to have done → es sind Leute gekommen, die nicht hätten kommen sollen; oughtn’t you to have left by now? → hätten Sie nicht schon gehen müssen?; cars are parked where they ought not to be → Autos sind an Stellen geparkt, wo sie nicht hingehören; he behaved just as he ought (to have) (= was well-behaved) → er hat sich völlig korrekt benommen; (= did the right thing) → er hat sich völlig richtig verhalten
(indicating what is right, advisable, desirable) you ought to see that film → den Film sollten Sie sehen; you ought to have seen his face → sein Gesicht hätten Sie sehen müssen; she ought to have been a teacher → sie hätte Lehrerin werden sollen
(indicating probability) he ought to win the race → er müsste (eigentlich) das Rennen gewinnen; come at six, that ought to be early enough → komm (mal) um sechs, das sollte or müsste früh genug sein; that ought to do → das dürfte wohl or müsste reichen; he ought to be here soon → er müsste bald hier sein; he ought to have left by now → er müsste inzwischen gegangen sein; … and I ought to know! → … und ich muss es doch wissen!
ought2 [ɔːt] (ought (pt)) modal aux vb
ought2 [ɔːt] (ought (pt)) modal aux vb
a. (moral obligation) I ought to do it → dovrei farlo
one ought not to do it → non lo si dovrebbe fare
this ought to have been corrected → questo avrebbe dovuto essere corretto
one ought not to do it → non lo si dovrebbe fare
this ought to have been corrected → questo avrebbe dovuto essere corretto
b. (vague desirability) you ought to go and see it → dovresti andare a vederlo, faresti bene ad andarlo a vedere
c. (probability) that ought to be enough → quello dovrebbe bastare
he ought to have arrived by now → dovrebbe essere arrivato, ormai
he ought to win → dovrebbe vincere
he ought to have arrived by now → dovrebbe essere arrivato, ormai
he ought to win → dovrebbe vincere
ought2 [ɔːt] (ought (pt)) modal aux vb
a. (moral obligation) I ought to do it → dovrei farlo
one ought not to do it → non lo si dovrebbe fare
this ought to have been corrected → questo avrebbe dovuto essere corretto
one ought not to do it → non lo si dovrebbe fare
this ought to have been corrected → questo avrebbe dovuto essere corretto
v ought [oːt]
(usually withto)
1 used to indicate duty; should You ought to help them; He oughtn't to have done that. behoort يَنْبَغي، يَجِب длъжен съм měl bych/bys (atd.) burde Konjunktiv von sollen οφείλω, πρέπει deber peaks باید pitäisi devoir צָרִיך चाहिये, बाध्य होना morati, trebati kellene, (nem) kellett volna harus ætti dovere ～するべきである (당연히) ...해야 하다 (man) reikėtų, turėčiau... (izsaka vajadzību, nepieciešamību) patut moeten burde, skulle powinno się dever a trebui должен mal by (si) morati treba da bör, borde, skall, skulle ควรจะ (yap)malı, (yap)sa iyi olur 應該 виражає повинність لازم ہونا phải 应该
2 used to indicate something that one could reasonably expect; should He ought to have been able to do it. moes/behoort iets te gedoen het كانَ يَجِب أن، ينْبَغي أن يكون قَد би трябвало měl bych/bys (atd.) burde have; skulle have Konjunktiv von sollen θα έπρεπε, θα περίμενε κανείς deber peaks قاعدتاً باید pitäisi devoir סָבִיר ש- चाहिए trebati kellene, kellett volna seharusnya ætti dovere ～のはずである …하는 것이 바람직하다 turėtų, reikėtų... (izsaka nožēlu, pārmetumu par kaut ko neizdarītu) sepatutnya moeten burde, skulle powinno się dever a trebui следовало (бы) mal by (si) moral bi... trebalo bi da borde น่าจะ (yap)malıydı, (yap)sa iyi olurdu 應該 виражає ймовірність اميد کرنا chắc là 应该
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