ought

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

dovere

zero

0

bisognare

dovevo

minimamente

niente

per niente

sinonimi

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

Traduzioni

sollen

dever

moeten

πρέπει

devoir

behoren

deber

sıfır

sollte

οφείλω

θα έπρεπε

devrait

dēbeō

hiç

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ɔːt/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: oughte

Ereditato da inglese antico: āhte

Affine sanscrito: 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”).

Frasi

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