ought

Meanings

• verb (modal)

  used to express duty, obligation, or necessity

  - "You ought to study harder for the exam."
  - "It ought to be illegal to litter."

• verb (modal)

  used to indicate a conditional or hypothetical situation

  - "If I had the money, I ought to buy a new car."
  - "He ought to have seen the sign and stopped."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with ought
thought , brought , oughted , scought

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. aught (English) : nothing, any
   

2. aught (English) : an old measure of weight equal to 133 1/3 pounds
   

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Variants

List of all variants of ought that leads to same result
ought , oughted , oughting , oughts , aught

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Forms

Different forms of the word (e.g., verb conjugations, plural forms, comparative/superlative forms for adjectives).

ought to, ought not to, ought I, ought you, ought he, ought she, ought we, ought they

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old English ġēgan, meaning 'to go' or 'to get', from which developed the Middle English sense of 'be bound to' or 'owed'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'ought' is related to the Old English word 'ġēgan', which means 'to go'.

2. In Middle English, 'ought' was used to mean 'owed' or 'bound to'.

3. The word 'ought' is often used interchangeably with the word 'should', but they have slightly different meanings: 'ought' implies a stronger sense of duty or obligation.

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Related Concepts

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1. duty: A moral or legal obligation to perform a certain action or set of actions.

2. obligation: A binding force that compels one to act in a certain way.

3. necessity: A condition or state that requires a certain action or response in order to avoid harm or negative consequences.

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Culture

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In literature, 'ought' has been used extensively to convey a sense of moral duty or obligation. For instance, in Shakespeare's 'Hamlet', the character Hamlet ponders the concept of 'ought' when reflecting on the moral implications of avenging his father's death.

How to Memorize "ought"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a situation where you have a duty or obligation to perform an action. Imagine yourself in that situation and the consequences of not fulfilling your duty.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'ought' with the feeling of responsibility or duty. Think of a time when you felt obligated to do something and use that memory to help remember the meaning of 'ought'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the phrase 'Ought I, Ought You, Ought We, Ought They?' to remember the various forms of the word 'ought'.

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