ought

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

1. (auxiliary, dated, formal) Indicating duty or obligation.
2. (auxiliary, dated, formal) Indicating advisability or prudence.
3. (auxiliary, dated, formal) Indicating desirability.
4. (auxiliary, dated, formal) Indicating likelihood or probability.

Pron

Alternative spelling of aught; anything

Adv

Alternative spelling of aught; at all, to any degree.

Noun

A statement of what ought to be the case as contrasted with what is the case.

Noun

Alternative spelling of aught; cipher, zero, nought.

Concepts

devoir

devrait

Synonymes

should

must

have

have to

require

need

supposed to

try

would

be necessary

need to

is necessary

for toffee

belong

be bound ''

duty

interjection

of course

ought to

shall

suitable

Traductions

sollen

dovere

dever

moeten

πρέπει

deber

behoren

sollte

hiç

θα έπρεπε

οφείλω

dēbeō

zero

0

sıfır

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɔːt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: oughte

Hérité de ancien anglais: āhte

Appartenant à sanskrit: ईश्वर

In summary

From Middle English oughte, aughte, aȝte, ahte, from Old English āhte, first and third person singular past tense of Old English āgan (“to own, possess”), equivalent to owe + -t.
Cognate with Sanskrit ईश्वर (īśvará, “capable of, liable”).

Phrases

Had I known what I ought , what I dared to do !