Ought

Definitions: Ought

Ought

Verb

1. Expresses an emotional, practical, or other reason for doing something: "You had better put on warm clothes"; "You should call your mother-in-law"; "The State ought to repair the bridges".

2. Be logically necessary.

Date "ought" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references)

Domain	Definitions
Tips from 1870	Usage: Should, Would, Ought. Should is often used in the sense of ought; as, "Mary should remain at home to-day and wait upon her sick mother." Should and would are employed to express a conditional assertion; as, "I should go to college, if I could secure the necessary means." "He would have gone fishing, if his father had been willing." Would is often used to express a custom, a determination, or a wish; as, "He would sit all day and moan." "Would to God we had died in the land of Egypt." "He would go, and his parents could not prevent him." Source: Slips of Speech.
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Synonyms: Ought

Synonyms: had better (v), must (v), need (v), should (v). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Duty	Noun: duty, what ought to be done, moral obligation, accountableness, liability, onus, responsibility; bounden duty, imperative duty; call, call of duty; accountability.
Right	Noun: right; what ought to be, what should be; fitness; Adjective: summum jus.
	Legitimate, justifiable, rightful; as it should be, as it ought to be; lawful; (permitted), (legal).
Wrong	Noun: wrong; what ought not to be, what should not be; malum in se; unreasonableness, grievance; shame.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	I don't think anything bad ought to happen to children. (Sling Blade; writing credit: Charles Chaplin) He ought to be kept on a short leash. (The Firm; writing credit: David Rabe) If we just avoid any more female advice, we ought to be able to get out of here. (Episode IV: A New Hope; writing credit: George Lucas.) She ought to go careful. (The Third Man; writing credit: Graham Greene; Alexander Korda) You can always put that award where your heart ought to be. (All About Eve; writing credit: Joseph L. Mankiewicz)
Lyrics	That I ought to stick to another man (Lovefool; performing artist: The Cardigans; writing credit: Persson, Svensson) What Messiah ought to be ("El Shaddai"; performing artist: Amy Grant) He told me that I ought not to let you just walk on me (Use Me; performing artist: Bill Withers) I think you ought to know that (The Longest Time; performing artist: Billy Joel) It ought to be easy ought to be simple enough (TUNNEL OF LOVE; performing artist: Bruce Springsteen)
Clever	He is useless on top of the ground; he ought to be under it, inspiring the cabbages. (references; author: Mark Twain) Freedom is not the right to do as you please, but the liberty to do as you ought. (references; author: unknown) A checkride ought to be like a skirt: short enough to be interesting, but long enough to cover everything. (references; author: unknown)
Movie/TV Titles	You Ought to Be in Pictures (1940) What Every Christian Ought to Know: Essential Truths for Growing Your Faith (2000) I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982)
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Domain	Title
Books	If It Ain't Baroque...More Music History As It Ought to Be Taught: More Music History As It Ought to Be Taught (reference) The Deeper Meaning of Liff : A Dictionary of Things That There Aren't Any Words for Yet, but Ought to Be (reference) The Way the Church Ought to Be (reference) WHEN THE FAT LADY SINGS: Opera History As It Ought To Be Taught (reference) Yearning: Living Between How It Is and How It Ought to Be (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	I Ought to Be in Pictures (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Everybody Ought to Praise His Name (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
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Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Thibaut's son was a saint : when they made him a bishop, Thibaut was incoherent with joy, and Blanche wondered whether she ought to be proud and if so, what of. Credit: Library of Congress.		It's awkward to settle things by thinking, she answered. One ought just to know. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Pogo]. What you ought to do is write a love ballad for the Deacon .. Credit: Library of Congress.		These are pretty good for the Mediterranean, Joe, but you ought to see the ones we are catching in the Pacific. Credit: Library of Congress.
	There ought to be a code against hoggin' all the spotlight!. Credit: Library of Congress.		I think we ought to take in a little sail!. Credit: Library of Congress.
	He ought to see a good psychiatrist!. Credit: Library of Congress.		Turks massacre Armenians : a crusade that ought to be. Credit: Library of Congress.
	You ought to be ashamed of yourself / Den. Credit: Library of Congress.		They who fear when they ought not to fear, such men, embracing false doctrines, enter the evil path ... Credit: Library of Congress.
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Author	Quotation
Algernon Sidney	Liars ought to have good memories.
Benjamin Disraeli	As a general rule, nobody has money who ought to have it.
Bill Gates	640K ought to be enough for anybody.
Francis Bacon	Speech of yourself ought to be seldom and well chosen.
Immanuel Kant	What can I know? What ought I to do? What may I hope?
John Jason Otter	He who prays as he ought will endeavor to live as he prays.
Publilius Syrus	We desire nothing so much as what we ought not to have.
Ralph Waldo Emerson	Every man is a consumer and ought to be a producer.
St. Jerome	True friendship ought never to conceal what it thinks.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Author	Date	Quotation
Magna Carta	1215	All barons who have founded abbeys, concerning which they hold charters from the kings of England, or of which they have long continued possession, shall have the wardship of them, when vacant, as they ought to have. (reference)
John Locke	1690	Secondly, These laws also ought to be designed for no other end ultimately, but the good of the people. (Second Treatise of Government)
US Declaration of Independence	1776	We, therefore, the Representatives of the United States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. (reference)
Marbury v. Madison	1803	Ought judgment to be rendered in such a case? (reference)
Communist Manifesto	1848	According to this, bourgeois society ought long ago to have gone to the dogs through sheer idleness; for those of its members who work, acquire nothing, and those who acquire anything, do not work. (reference)
Treaty of Versailles	1919	On the conclusion of the voting, the number of votes cast in each commune will be communicated by the Commission to the Principal Allied and Associated Powers, with a full report as to the taking of the vote and a recommendation as to the line which ought to be adopted as the frontier of Germany in Upper Silesia. (reference)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Emma	Austen, Jane	I ought to travel.
Sylvie and Bruno Concluded	Carroll, Lewis	I think that method of government ought to answer well.
Scarlet Letter	Hawthorne, Nathaniel	But Hester ought long ago to have done with this injustice.
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	Between us, to open my heart, and confess to my pastor, as I ought, I will confess that I have common sense.
Grapes of Wrath	Steinbeck, John	Sometimes I think I ought to take a course to be a fingerprint expert.
Gulliver's Travels	Swift, Jonathan	For example, if my neighbor has a mind to my cow, he hires a lawyer to prove that he ought to have my cow from me.
Walden	Thoreau, Henry David	Say what you have to say, not what you ought.
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Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Such education ought to include a clear understanding of the purpose of screening and the nature of sickle cell disease and sickle cell trait. (references)
Economic History	Poland	Transparency/Bureaucratic Burden: The government acknowledges that its policies are not as transparent as they ought to be and that bureaucratic requirements continue to impose a burden on investors. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	EMBALM, v.i. To cheat vegetation by locking up the gases upon which it feeds. By embalming their dead and thereby deranging the natural balance between animal and vegetable life, the Egyptians made their once fertile and populous country barren and incapable of supporting more than a meagre crew. The modern metallic burial casket is a step in the same direction, and many a dead man who ought now to be ornamenting his neighbor's lawn as a tree, or enriching his table as a bunch of radishes, is doomed to a long inutility. We shall get him after awhile if we are spared, but in the meantime the violet and rose are languishing for a nibble at his glutoeus maximus.
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Speaker	Phrase(s)
Al Hunt	Senator Hagel, several times you've mentioned that we ought to examine what a post-Saddam Iraq would look like. The vice president said he would envision a post-Saddam Iraq that would be a democracy, that would respect human rights.
Gerald Ford	Little too mechanical. I compare him to his dad. His dad, you know, would walk into a room and would dominate it by his talent and his showmanship. Albert Jr., I think, is a little too mechanical, not as spontaneous as he ought to be.
James Dobson	You're right. That's what I meant when I said I'm worried about it because once you let that cat out of the bag you can't get it back in and who knows where that's going. But I think we ought to curtail it.
John Ashcroft	Oh, this president is the kind of person who is going to mention issues that ought to be mentioned. He's going to be very open. He's going to be transparent. He doesn't hide things. George W. Bush is what you see is what you get.
Lin Wood	I don't think either side is interested in a peaceful resolution. I think this case ought to go to a jury and let citizens in the community decide it.
Mark Shields	The other thing is that Henry Hyde did not join those who say this is a war for freedom and democracy, he said we are in bed with some pretty unsavory characters because it's a war against terrorism, and we ought to hold our nose and join arms.
Patty Hearst	You know, that's really hard to say because they're a very close family. It depends. I think they ought to have definitely some kind of psychological help for her.
Pete Domenici	Well, I don't want to disagree with that. I'm not sure that is all the information they had. If that is the extent of it. I would think they ought to be looking very carefully, but I think they had some other information.
Representative John Kasich	Look, I think we ought to have a debate about this, and I think we ought to make it clear to the people that they're interested in empowering bureaucrats, and we're interested in empowering people.
Rush Limbaugh	In other words, since there's the opportunity here to pay more in taxes, this new fund ought to be overflowing, the liberals ought to be writing checks left and right to make themselves feel good.
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Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
George Washington	1789-1797	However pacific the general policy of a nation may be, it ought never to be without an adequate stock of military knowledge for emergencies.
John Adams	1797-1801	Hitherto, therefore, nothing is discoverable in the conduct of France which ought to change or relax our measures of defense.
Thomas Jefferson	1801-1809	Indeed, the confidence we ought to have in the justice of others still countenances the hope that a sounder view of those rights will of itself induce from every belligerent a more correct observance of them.
James Monroe	1817-1825	This, however, ought not to be calculated on as certain.
Andrew Jackson	1829-1837	Objects of national importance alone ought to be protected.
Abraham Lincoln	1861-1865	One section of our country believes slavery is 'right' and ought to be extended, while the other believes it is 'wrong' and ought not to be extended.
Calvin Coolidge	1923-1929	Our country represents nothing but peaceful intentions toward all the earth, but it ought not to fail to maintain such a military force as comports with the dignity and security of a great people.
Herbert C. Hoover	1929-1933	Surely civilization is old enough, surely mankind is mature enough so that we ought in our own lifetime to find a way to permanent peace.
Jimmy Carter	1977-1981	Protocol I of the Treaty of Tlatelolco which will contribute to the lessening of nuclear dangers for our Latin American neighbors ought now to be ratified by the United States Senate.
Bill Clinton	1993-2001	Every diploma ought to mean something.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Ought" is generally used as a modal auxiliary verb -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Ought" is used about 6,071 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Modal Auxiliary Verb	100%	6,071	1,609

Expressions using "ought": i ought to go ♦ ought to ♦ they ought to know their place ♦ you ought ♦ you ought to be ashamed. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "ought": ought-bindingness, ought-to-be-condemned.
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Language		Translations for "ought"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaan		moet (have, have to, must, ought to, should), behoort (be fitting, befit, belong to, have, have to, must, ought to, should), behoor (be fitting, befit, belong to, have, have to, must, ought to, should). (various references)

Albanian		zero (cipher, cypher, goose-egg, love, nil, Nix, nothing, nought, zero), në sajë të (due to, owing to, thanks to, via), hiç (naught, nil, Nix, nobody, nothing, nought, zero, zilch), duhet (behoove, get, have to, it's necessary, must, need, would), detyrë (assignation, assignment, burden, business, chore, devoir, duty, exercise, job, labor, labour, mission, obligation, office, place, project, seal, task, task-work, tie, trust). (various references)

Arabic		‏لازم اعمله, ‏وجب (found, have to, lead, must, necessitate, point, should), ‏واجب (assignment, charge, duty, imperative, must, obligation, office, onus, task, trust). (various references)

Bulgarian		трябва (be obliged to, have, have to, must, need, should, take, want), нула (cipher, goose-egg, love, naught, nil, nonentity, nothing, nought, null, peanut, zero), нищо (naught, negation, never mind, nil, none, nothing, nothingness, nought), желателно е. (various references)

Catalan		haver de (have to, must, ought to, should). (various references)

Chinese		當 (adequate, at or in the very same..., during, equal, fitting, just at, manage, match equally, obstruct, on the spot, proper, replace, represent, right, same, should, suitable, to act as, to be, to pawn, when, withstand), �"该 (Deservedly), 應 (to answer, to respond), 活該 (deservedly, serve sb. right, should). (various references)

Croatian		trebali (ought to). (various references)

Czech		nula (cipher, love, naught, nil, nothing, nought, zero), mìl bys, mìl bych (should). (various references)

Danish		måtte (have to, must, ought to, should). (various references)

Dutch		zullen (go, have to, must, ought to, shall, should, will), moeten (are supposed to, have to, must, need, need to, ought to, require, should), horen (be fitting, befit, find out, have to, hear, learn of, must, ought to, should), dienen (have to, must, ought to, serve, should), behoren (be fitting, befit, belong to, have to, must, ought to, should). (various references)

Esperanto		devi (have to, must, ought to, should). (various references)

Faeroese		skula (have to, must, ought to, should), noyðast (have to, must, ought to, should). (various references)

Farsi		بایستی (Shall), بایست (Must, Shall), بایدوشاید, باید (Must, Shall). (various references)

Finnish		täytyä (be obliged to, have to, must, ought to, should), sinun pitäisi (you ought to), sinun olisi oltava (you ought to be), pitäisi (ought to, should), jonkun tulisi (ought to, should), jonkin tulisi (ought to, should). (various references)

French		il faut que. (various references)

German		sollte (should). (various references)

Greek		έπρεπε (had to), πρέπει (have to, must), οφείλω (be in debt to, must, owe), οφείλον. (various references)

Guarani		va'erã (you ought to), tereguahê (you ought to arrive). (various references)

Hebrew		ל�"יות מוכרח (have, must), ל�"יות חיב (must, owe), ל�"יות צריך (have to, must, need, should), אפס (but, however, naught, nil, nothing, nought, only, zero). (various references)

Hungarian		kellene (should, supposed to), kötelesség (charge, devoir, duty, function, incumbency, obligation, role), illene, muszáj (got to, have got to, have to, have to do sg, must, ought to, should), kell (got to, have got to, have to, must, ought to, should, to need, to require), erkölcsi kötelezettség. (various references)

Indonesian		seharusnya, sebaliknya (on the contrary, on the other hand, opposite, otherwise, the other way, vice versa), nol (nil, zero). (various references)

Italian		qualcosa (a little, anything, some, something), dovere (be bound to, be compelled to, be due, be forced to, be to, charge, duty, feel bound to, have to, must, need, obligation, office, ought to, owe, shall, should, take), affatto (at all, entirely, none, quite). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		すすり泣く (all, all of a sudden, bitch, briskly, broke, clear, completely, directly, do something completely, erect, even, face with no make-up, gently, men's underwear, neat, nimble, ought to do, penniless, quick, quickly, quietly, shapely, should do, sleeping soundly, smart, smooth to the touch, smoothly, softly, straight, thoroughly, to leaveundone, to make refreshed, to make relieved, to neglect, to sob, to standup, upright, utterly stark naked, wearing only one's birthday suit), 在り方 (the way something ought to be), ねじ伏せる (contents, joke material, material, must, ought to, persistent, proof, should, sticky, to have to do, to hold down, to twist one's arm, topping of nigiri sushi), あり方 (as it is, fact, frankly, the truth, the way something ought to be). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		すべき (ought to do, should do), ねばならぬ (must, ought to, should, to have to do), ありかた (the way something ought to be). (various references)

Korean		해야하십시�". (various references)

Manx		lhisagh, lhis. (various references)

Papiamen		mester (have to, must, need, ought to, require, should). (various references)

Pig Latin		oughtay

Polish		musieć. (various references)

Portuguese		obrigação (bond, burden, business, commitment, devoir, due, duty, engagement, function, incumbency, indebtedness, job, labor, labour, must, obligation, office, onus, promissory, responsibility, shall, trust, would), zero (cipher, cypher, naught, Nile, nonentity, nothing, nought, null, o, pressmark, zero, zilch), ser conveniente, nada (anything, damn, iota, naught, nil, Nix, none, none of this concerns me, not an ace, nothing, nothingness, nought, null, zero, zilch), dever (be obliged, charge, debt, devoir, duty, have to, must, obligation, office boy, onus, ought to, owe, place, shall, should, thank, trust, would), convir (agree, become, befit, behoove, beseem, covenant, do, like, suit), coisa nenhuma (nothing), bagatela (bagatelle, dab, doited, falderal, fangless, fillip, gewgaw, inch, kickshaw, knick knack, Nick nack, nothing, nothing doing, picayune, pinion, rap, rot, rubbish, straw, toy, trifle, trinket), ai!. (various references)

Romanian		trebui (can, have, have got, must, need). (various references)

Russian		должен (had to, has to, have had to, have to, must, ought to, owes, should, will need to). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		valjati (be good, fuller, laminate, roll, wheel), trebati (be necessary, need, suppose), trebalo bi da. (various references)

Spanish		deber (due, duty, encumbrance, job, must, obligation, onus, owe, part, remit, shall, should, suppose, task, term, thing, trust). (various references)

Sranan		musu (have to, must, ought to, should). (various references)

Swahili		upitie (you ought to pass through). (various references)

Swedish		skulle (could, loft, might, should, would), skall (bark, barking, clang, cry, must, ring, shall, should, will), borde (should). (various references)

Thai		ควรจะ (ought to). (various references)

Turkish		zorunluluk (burden, essentiality, exigence, exigency, imperative, incumbency, indispensability, necessity, obligation, urgency), zerre kadar (aught, least of all), yükümlülük (charge, compulsion, duty, encumbrance, engagement, function, impost, incumbency, liability, obligation, onus, responsibility), sıfır (cipher, cypher, naught, nil, nothing, nought, null, o, zero), -meli (must, shall, should), -malı (must, shall, should), lâzım (it is necessary), hiç (any, at all, aught, by any means, ever, far from, least of all, nary, naught, ne'er, never, nil, Nix, no, no whit, none, not a dreg, not a whit, not an iota, not at all, not exactly, not in the least, nothing, nought, null, nullity, whatever, whatsoever, zero, zilch), gerekli (essential, imperative, indispensable, material, necessary, needful, obligatory, requisite, wanted). (various references)

Ukranian		слід (behove, footmark, footprint, footstep, imprint, print, relic, remnant, scent, should, spoor, trace, track, trail, tread, wake), треба, нуль (blob, cipher, naught, nihil, nil, nothing, nought, null, zero), мабуть (apparently, likely, maybe, possibly, presumably, probably, yes). (various references)

Vietnamese		nuôi $, 4æʃ!æ�"5ɜɜ8θaught. (various references)

Welsh		dylu (owe, should). (various references)

Zulu		-fanele (have to, must, ought to, should). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	debeam, debeamus, debeant, debeas, debeat, debeatis, debebantur, debebat, debebatis, debebunt, debemus, debent, debenti, debentur, debeo, debere, deberent, deberet, deberetis, debes, debet, debetis, debetur, debita, debitam, debitos, debitum, debueras, debuerat, debueratis, debuere, debueritis, debui, debuimus, debuisti, debuit, oporteat, oportebat, oporteret, oportet, oportuerat, oportuerit, oportuit. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Luke Chapter 24, Verse 26
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Ouci tauta edei paqein ton criston kai eiselqein eiV thn doxan autou
Latin	405	Vulgate	Nonne haec oportuit pati Christum et ita intrare in gloriam suam
Old English	990	West Saxon	Hu ne gebyrede criste þas þing þoligean. and swa on his wuldor gan;
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	Whethir it bihofte not Crist to suffre these thingis, and so to entre in to his glorie?
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	Ought not Christ to have suffred these thinges and to enter into his glory?
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Ought not Christ to suffer these things, and to enter into his glory?
Basic English	1964	Ogden	Was it not necessary for the Christ to go through these things, and to come into his glory?
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Luke Chapter 24, Verse 26
Cebuano	Dili ba kinahanglan man nga ang Cristo magaantus gayud niining mga butanga ug unya magasulod, siya sa iyang himaya?"
Croatian	Nije li trebalo da Krist sve to pretrpi te uðe u svoju slavu?"
Danish	Burde ikke Kristus lide dette og indgå til sin Herlighed?"
Dutch	Moest de Christus niet deze dingen lijden, en alzo in Zijn heerlijkheid ingaan?
Finnish	Eikö Kristuksen pitänyt tätä kärsimän ja sitten menemän kirkkauteensa?"
French	Ne fallait-il pas que le Christ souffrît ces choses, et qu`il entrât dans sa gloire?
German	Mußte nicht Christus solches leiden und zu seiner Herrlichkeit eingehen?
Haitian Creole	Eske se pa pou Kris la te soufri bagay sa yo anvan pou l' te resevwa lwanj li?
Hungarian	Avagy nem ezeket kellett-é szenvedni a Krisztusnak, és úgy menni be az õ dicsõségébe?
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Bukankah Raja Penyelamat harus mengalami dahulu penderitaan itu, baru mencapai kemuliaan-Nya?"
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Bukankah wajib Kristus itu merasai sengsara ini, lalu masuk ke dalam kemuliaan-Nya?"
Italian	Non bisognava che il Cristo sopportasse queste sofferenze per entrare nella sua gloria?».
Latvian	Vai Kristum tâ nebija jâcieð un jâieiet savâ godîbâ?
Maori	Kahore ianei i takoto te tikanga kia pa enei mea ki a te Karaiti, kia tomo ia ki tona kororia?
Norwegian	Måtte ikke Messias lide dette og så gå inn til sin herlighet?
Rumanian	Nu trebuia sq sufere Hristosul aceste lucruri, wi sq intre kn slava Sa?``
Russian	оЕ ФБЛ МЙ ОБ�"МЕЦБМП � ПУФТБ�"БФШ иТЙУФХ Й ЧПКФЙ Ч УМБЧХ уЧПА?
Shuar	¿Yusa anaikiamuri, Kristu tutai, shiir awajnatsuk ti Wáitsashtinkiait?" Tímiayi.
Spanish	¿No era necesario que el Cristo padeciese estas cosas y que entrara en su gloria?
Swahili	Je, haikumpasa Kristo kuteswa, na hivyo aingie katika utukufu wake?"
Swedish	Måste icke Messias lida detta, för I att så ingå i sin härlighet?"
Uma	Magau' Topetolo', bate kana mporata kaparia ncala' -i, pai' lako' mporata-i kabohe tuwu' -na."
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "ought": oughted, oughting, oughts. (additional references)
	Words ending with "ought": abought, aforethought, afterthought, besought, bethought, bought, brought, dogfought, dought, dreadnought, drought, forethought, fought, gunfought, handwrought, infought, interwrought, merrythought, methought, misthought, nought, outbought, outfought, outthought, outwrought, overbought, overthought, overwrought, rebought, refought, resought, rethought, rewrought, sought, thought, unbought, underbought, unfought, unsought, unthought, wrought. (additional references)
	Words containing "ought": afterthoughts, boughten, doughtier, doughtiest, doughtily, doughtiness, doughtinesses, doughty, dreadnoughts, droughtier, droughtiest, droughtiness, droughtinesses, droughts, droughty, forethoughtful, forethoughtfully, forethoughtfulness, forethoughtfulnesses, forethoughts, foughten, merrythoughts, noughts, thoughtful, thoughtfully, thoughtfulness, thoughtfulnesses, thoughtless, thoughtlessly, thoughtlessness, thoughtlessnesses, thoughts, thoughtway, thoughtways. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Ought" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: cought, dought, Dughet, Eugh, gough, loughts, noughth, ooghy, ooohh, Oug, ough, oughta, oughte, oughtta, ouph, oute, owt, owto, tought, Ugghhh, ughh. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "ought" (pronounced ô"t)
2	ô" t	begot, brought, distraught, fought, fraught, haut, naught, overbought, overwrought, reshot, rethought, snot, sought, taught, taut, thought, Wat, wrought.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: tough.
	Words within the letters "g-h-o-t-u"
	-1 letter: gout, thou, thug.
	-2 letters: got, gut, hog, hot, hug, hut, out, tho, tog, tug, ugh.
	-3 letters: go, ho, oh, to, uh, ut.
	Words containing the letters "g-h-o-t-u"
	+1 letter: bought, dought, fought, hognut, nought, oughts, sought, though, toughs, toughy, trough.
	+2 letters: abought, brought, doughty, drought, gunshot, hangout, hognuts, mugshot, noughts, oughted, outgush, shotgun, thought, thouing, through, toughed, toughen, tougher, toughie, toughly, troughs, wrought, yoghurt.
	+3 letters: although, besought, bigmouth, boughpot, boughten, bushgoat, doughnut, droughts, droughty, foughten, gunshots, hangouts, infought, mouthing, mugshots, oughting, outfight, outlaugh, outright, outsight, outweigh, rebought, refought, resought, roughest, shotguns, shouting, southing, thorough, thoughts, touching, toughens, toughest, toughies, toughing, toughish, unbought, unfought, unsought, upgrowth, yoghourt, yoghurts.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.

Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4F 75 67 68 74

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

⁼

Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

--- ..- --. .... -

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001111 01110101 01100111 01101000 01110100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#79 &#117 &#103 &#104 &#116

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004F 0075 0067 0068 0074

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

4987737486

Non-English Dictionaries with "Ought"

Language	Coverage	Language Translations
Afrikaan	woordeboek, definisie, vertaling
Albanian	fjalor, qartësi, përcaktim, saktësi, transmetim, transferim	Albaans, Albanies, Albaniese taal, shqip, ‏الألبانية, ‏الألباني, албанец, албански език, албански, 阿�"巴尼亚语, 阿爾巴尼亞人 , albánský, Albanees, albanskt, albanialainen, Albanais, albaner, αλβανικόσ, Αλβανός, αλβανόσ, albán, albanese, 알�"니아, Albaneagh, albanês, arnãut, albanez, arnãuţesc, албанский, albanski, albanac, albanés, alban, Arnavut, албанський, албанка, албанець
Arabic	‏معجم, ‏قاموس, ‏الوضوحية في الشيء, ‏حد, ‏تحديد, ‏تعريف, ‏التحديد, ‏الإيضاحية, ‏ترجمة من لغة أجنبية للغة الأم, ‏ترجمة, ‏إفتتان	Arabies, arabishte, ‏العربية, ‏عربي, ‏اللغة العربية, арабски език, арабски, 阿拉伯 , arabský, arabština, arábiskt, arabialainen, arabe, arabisch, αραβικόσ, ערבית, ערבי, arab, arabo, 아라비아, Arabish, arabir, arabic, арабский, arapski, árabe, arabisk, � าษาหรืออักขระอาหรับ, เกี่ยวกับอาระเบีย, arapça, arap, araplara özgü, арабська мова, арабський, tiếng A-rập, thuộc A-rập
Bulgarian	речник, яснота, сила, очертания, дефиниция, транслация, превеждане, предаване, поддаване, тълкуване, огъване, превод	Bulgaars, Bulgaar, bulgr, ‏البلغارية, ‏بلغاري, български, български език, българин, 保� 利亚, bulharský, bulgarer, bulgarskt, bulgarialainen, bulgare, �'ούλγαρος, bolgár, bulgaro, 불가리아, Bulgeyragh, Bulgeyrish, Bułgar, болгарский, болгарин, bugarski jezik, bugarski, bugarka, bugarin, búlgaro, bulgar, bulgaristan ile ilgili, болгарський, người Bun-ga-ri tiếng Bun-ga-ri
Catalan	diccionari	каталонски, каталонец, catal� , katalánský, katalanisch, katalane, katalanin, katalán, catalano, catalão, catalan, каталонский, katalonski, katalonac, catalán, katalansk, katalonyalı kimse, katalonyalı, katalonya veya dili ile ilgili, katalonya lehçesi
Chinese	字典 , 定義 , 定义, 翻译	Sjinees, Chinees, kinez, ‏الصينية, ‏لغة الصين, ‏صيني, ‏الصيني أحد أبناء الصين, китайски, 汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , èínský, èínština, èíòan, kineser, kinesiskt, kinverskur, kiinalainen, Chinois, Chinesisch, Κινέζος, κινέζικα, κινέζικοσ, κινέζοσ, σινικόσ, kínai, cinese, チフス菌 , チャイニーズ , 중국, Sheenish, Sheenagh, chines, Chińczyk, chinês, chinezesc, chinezeşte, chinezã, chinez, китайский, китаец, kineski jezik, kineski, chino, snesi, sneysi, kinesisk, çinli, çince, çin ile ilgili, çin, китаянка, китайська мова, китайський, кита�"ць
Croatian		Kroaties, хърватски, 克羅地亞語 , chorvatský, kroatiskt, croate, kroatisch, horvát, croato, croácio, croata, croat, хорватский, hrvatski, hrvat, de croacia, kroatisk, hırvat, хорватська мова, хорватський, хорватка, хорват
Czech	slovník, definice, překlad	Tsjeggies, Tsjeg, çek, ‏تشيكي, ‏اللغة التشيكوسلوفاكية, ‏التشيكي أحد أبناء تشيكوسلوفاكيا, чешки, 捷克語 , 捷克语, 捷克 , èesky, èeské, èech, èeština, èeský, èeška, tjekker, tjekke, Tsjech, Tsjechisch, tjekkiskt, t?ekkiläinen, tchèque, Tscheche, tschechisch, Tschechin, Τσέχος, cseh, ceco, 체�", Sheckagh, Sheckish, Czech, ceh, чешский, češki jezik, čeh, češki, checo, tjeck, Çek, çekoslovakyalı kimse, çekoslovakyalı, çek dili, чех, чеська мова, чеський, чешка, người Séc tiếng Séc
Danish	ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse	Deens, danisht, danishte, ‏لغة الدانمركية, ‏نوع كعك, ‏دانماركي, датски език, датски, 丹麦语, dánský, dánština, danskur, danskt, tanskalainen, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, עו�'ת שמרים, �"� י, dán, danese, 덴마크, Danvargish, Danvargagh, danes, dinamarquês, danez, датский, danski, danski jezik, danés, dansk, danimarkalı, danimarka dili, датський, датська мова, tiếng Đan-mạch
Dutch	woordenboek, definitie, translatie	Nederlands, Hollands, holandez, ‏هولندي, ‏اللغة الهولندية, холандски, немски език, холандски език, холандците, немски, 菏蘭語 , 荷兰语, holandský, nizozemský, hollandsk, hollendskt, hollantilainen, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, �"ול� �"י, holland, olandese, 네덜란�"�, Ollanish, Germaanish, ulandes, hulandes, holandês, olandez, nemţesc, limba olandezã, german, голландский, holanđanin, u škripcu, holandski, holandés, bakratongo, holländsk, ชาวเนเธอร์แลน�"์, เกี่ยวกับเนเธอร์แลน�"์, � รรยา, alman, eş, flemenkçe, holandaca, hollanda, karı, hollandalı, hollandalılara özgü olan, Hollandali, hollanda'ya ait, голландська мова, голландський, ngôn ngữ khó hiểu, "b� xã"
Esperanto		‏الاسبرانتو لغة دولية, есперанто, 世界语, esperanton, espéranto, εσπεράντο, אספר� טו, eszperanto, eszperantó, エスキモー犬 , エスペラント , эсперанто, esperanto, Kiesperanto, � าษาที่ประ�"ิษฐ์ขึ้นเพื่อใช้เป็น� าษากลางในการสื่อสารระหว่างประเทศ ซึ่งรากศัพท์ส่วนใหญ่�, esperanto dili, tiếng etperantô
Faeroese	orðabók, orðbók	费罗族, føroyskur, färöisk, färöbo
Farsi		persiskt
Finnish	määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutos	Fins, finlandez, finlandishte, finlandisht, ‏اللغة الفنلندية, ‏فنلندية, ‏فنلندي, фински език, фински, 芬蘭語 , 芬兰语, finský, finskt, suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, פי� י, finn, finlandese, 핀란�"�, Fynlannish, Fynlannagh, finlandês, finês, finlandezã, финский, finski jezik, finski, finlandés, finés, finsk, fince, finlandiya'ya özgü, фінська мова, фінський, tiếng Phần-lan
French	dictionnaire, définition, traduction	Frans, Franse taal, frëngjishte, frëng, franceze, ‏اللغة الفرنسية, ‏فرنسي, ‏الشعب الفرنسي, френски език, френски, 法國 , 法文 , 法語 , 法语, francouzský, francouzština, franskur, franskt, ranskalainen, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, צרפתית, צרפתי, francia, francese, フレコン化 , 仏文 , フランス�" , 仏 , ふつぶ�", ふつ, フレンチ , フランセ , �"�랑스, Ny Frangee, Mooinjey ny Frank, franses, frances, francês, francezii, franţuzesc, francezã, francez, franţuzeşte, французский, francuski jezik, francuski, francuzi, francés, fransk, franska, fransızca, fransız, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransa ile ilgili, французька мова, французький, Ffrengig, isiFulentshi
German	wörterbuch, Übersetzung	Duits, Duitser, Duitse taal, Germaan, gjerman, ‏ضرب من الرقص, ‏جرماني, ‏الماني, ‏اللغة الألمانية, ‏المانية, германски, немски език, немски, немец, роден, готически, германец, 德语, 德國 , 德文 , 德語 , nìmec, nìmecký, tysker, Duitse, týskt, týskari, týskur, saksalainen, allemand, deutsch, Deutsche, �"ερμανός, �'רמ� ית, �'רמ� י, német, tedesco, ジプシー音楽 , ジャーマン , 독일, Germaanish, Germaanagh, Garmane, Carmane, Niemiec, niemiecki, alemão, neamţ, немецкий, germanski, alemán, Tudesku, Doysri, mjeremani, mdachi, tysk, � าษาเยอรมัน, เยอรมัน, alman, німкеня, німецький, німець, $sisters german$ chị em ruột, $cousin german$ anh chị em con chú bác ruột, sister, Almaenwr, isiJalimane, iliJalimane, iJalimane
Greek	λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση	Grieks, Griek, ‏يوناني, ‏اللغة اليونانية, ‏الإغريقي, гръцки език, гръцки, грък, 希腊语, 希臘語 , řek, řecký, řeètina, græker, grikst, kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, יו� ית, יו� י, görög, greco, ギリシア語 , ギリシア�", 그리스, Greagish, Greagagh, grego, greacã, греческий, грек, grčki, grk, grčki jezik, griego, grek, yunanistan'a ait, yunanca, yunan, Yunanli, yunanlı, Rumca, rum, грецький, гречанка, грецька мова, quân bạc bịp tôi không thể hiểu được điều đó thật l� kỳ phùng địch thủ, kẻ lừa đảo, kẻ cắp b� gi� gặp nhau, người Hy-lạp tiếng Hy-lạp kẻ bịp bợm, Groegwr
Guarani		guarani
Hebrew	אוצר מילים, �"�'�"ר�", �"�'בל�", תור�'מ� ות, תר�'ום, �"עתק�", �"עתק	Hebreeus, Israeliet, Jood, hebraishte, ‏اليهودية, ‏اللغة العبرية, ‏يهودي, ‏عبري, ‏العبرية, иврит, староеврейски език, древен жител на юдея, юдейски, израилтянин, евреин, староеврейски, юдей, 西伯来, 希伯來語 , hebrejský, hebrejec, hebrejka, hebrejština, joods, Hebreeuws, hebraiskt, juutalainen, hébreu, hebräisch, Hebräer, εβραϊκόσ, εβραϊκά, εβραίοσ, עברי, עברית, zsidó, héber, izraelita, ebreo, ebraico, ヘブライ語 , ヘブライ�", Ewagh, Ewnish, Ew, hudiu, hebreu, hebraico, limba ebraicã, izraelit, evreu, evreiesc, ebraic, еврей, древнееврейский язык, древнееврейский, еврейский, hibru, hebreo, dyu, Yahudi, Myahudi, jude, hebreiska, hebreisk, ชาวฮิบรู (ปัจจุบันคือประเทศอิสราเอลและปาเลสไตน์), � าษาฮิบรู (ปัจจุบันคือประเทศอิสราเอลและปาเลสไตน์), musevi, ibranice, ibrani, іудей, іврит, старо�"врейська мова, старо�"врейський, �"врейський, �"врей, người Hê-brơ, Hebreaidd, Hebraeg
Hungarian	szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás	Hongaar, Hongaars, ‏مجري, ‏المجري, ‏الهنغاري, ‏هنغاري, ‏اللغة الهنغارية, унгарски език, унгарски, унгарец, 匈牙利语, 匈牙利語 , maïarský, maïarština, maïar, ungarer, Hongaarse, ungarskt, unkarilainen, hongrois, Ungar, Ούγγρος, �"ו� �'רי, magyar, ungherese, 헝가리, Ungaarish, Ungaaragh, Węgier, unguresc, limba ungarã, limba maghiarã, ungureşte, ungur, maghiar, венгр, венгерский, mađarski jezik, mađarski, mađar, húngaro, ungrare, ชาวฮังการี, macarca, macar, угорська мова, угорський, угорка, угорець, người Hung-ga-ri tiếng Hung-ga-ri
Indonesian		Indonesies, indonezian, ‏الماليزي أحد أبناء ماليزيا, ‏اللغة الأندونيسية, индонезийски език, индонезийски, 印度尼西亞語 , 印度尼西亚语, indonéština, indonéský, indonésan, indoneser, Indonesisch, Indisch, Indonesiër, indonesiskt, indonesialainen, indonésien, Indonesier, Ινδονήσιος, indonéz, indonesiano, インドネシア語 , インドネシア�", 인도네시아, Indoneesagh, indones, indonésio, indonésia, индонезийский, индонезиец, indonezijski, indonežanin, indonesio, endonezya'ya ait, endonezyalı, endonezya dili, endonezya, індонезі�"ць, індонезійська мова, індонезійський, індонезійка, người In-ddô-nê-xi-a tiếng In-ddô-nê-xi-a
Italian	dizionario, definizione, traduzione	Italiaans, Italiaan, Italianer, ‏الإيطالي, ‏اللغة الإيطالية, ‏إيطالي, ‏شخص إيطالي, италиански език, италиански, италианец, 意大利 , 意大利語 , 意大利语, italský, italština, ital, italiener, italienskt, italialainen, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, איטלקית, איטלקי, olasz, italiano, 이탈리아, Iddaalish, Włoch, italienesc, italieneşte, italian, italianã, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский, italijan, italijanski jezik, italijanski, italiensk, italienska, italienare, ชาวอิตาลี, เกี่ยวกับอิตาลี, � าษาอิตาลี, italyanca, italyan, італі�"ць, італійська мова, італійський, італійка
Japanese Kanji	辭典 , 辞典 , 字引 , 辞林 , 字書 , ディーゼル電気車 , 言海 , 辞彙 , 辞書 , 確定 , ディーゼル電気車 , デ�'ドロ酢酸 , 翻訳	japonez, ‏يابانية, ‏ياباني, ‏اليابانية, ‏اللغة اليابانية, японски език, японци, японски, 日語 , 日语, 日本 , 日文 , 倭 , japonský, japanskt, japanilainen, Japonais, japaner, japanisch, ιαπωνικόσ, Ιάπωνας· �"ιαπωνέζος, ιάπωνεσ, ιάπων, ιαπωνικά, יפ� י, japán, giapponese, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう�", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ�", 일본, Shapaanagh, Shapaanish, hapones, Japończyk, japonês, japonezã, японский, японец, japanski, japanski jezik, japanac, japonés, japansk, คนญี่ปุ่น, � าษาญี่ปุ่น, เกี่ยวกับญี่ปุ่น, Japonca, японська мова, японський, японка, японець, người Nhật bản tiếng Nhật bản, Japanner, Japannees, Japans
Japanese Katakana	じい, じびき, じて�", ディクショナリー , じり�", じしょ, �'�"かい, ディクショナリ , デフィニション , ディフィニション , ていぎ, かくてい, へい�"ういどう, やくじゅつ, トランスレーション , やくしょ, やくしゅつ, �"うどく, ほ�"やく, ほ�"やくしょ	japonez, ‏يابانية, ‏ياباني, ‏اليابانية, ‏اللغة اليابانية, японски език, японци, японски, 日語 , 日语, 日本 , 日文 , 倭 , japonský, japanskt, japanilainen, Japonais, japaner, japanisch, ιαπωνικόσ, Ιάπωνας· �"ιαπωνέζος, ιάπωνεσ, ιάπων, ιαπωνικά, יפ� י, japán, giapponese, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう�", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ�", 일본, Shapaanagh, Shapaanish, hapones, Japończyk, japonês, japonezã, японский, японец, japanski, japanski jezik, japanac, japonés, japansk, คนญี่ปุ่น, � าษาญี่ปุ่น, เกี่ยวกับญี่ปุ่น, Japonca, японська мова, японський, японка, японець, người Nhật bản tiếng Nhật bản, Japanner, Japannees, Japans
Korean	사� �, � �의, 번역	korean, ‏اللغة الكورية, ‏كوري جنوبي, ‏كوري شمالي, ‏كوري, корейски език, корейски, 韩国语, �"國 , 朝鮮語 , korejec, korejština, korejský, Koreaans, koreanskt, coréen, koreanisch, Koreaner, κορεάτικοσ, κορεάτησ, koreai, 한국, koreano, coréia, a língua coreana, limba coreeanã, coreean, кореец, корейский, korejski, korejski jezik, koreanac, coreano, koreansk, ชาวเกาหลี, kore'li, кореянка, коре�"ць, корейська мова, корейський, người Triều tiên tiếng Triều tiên
Manx	fockleyr, geyrid, meenaghey, keeayllaght, baght	gjuha e popullsisë së ishullit men, manština, manský, manx, mann-szigeti nyelv, Manninish, Manninagh, Gaelgagh, Yn Ghaelg, язык жителей о-ва мэн, с о-ва мэн, s ostrva mana, los habitantes de la isla de man, lengua de la isla de man, de la isla de man, från ön man, man adası, man dili, менський, менський діалект
Papiamen	dikshonario, definishon, tradukshon
Polish	słownik	Pools, polonisht, përmirësoj, polak, ‏نظف بشدة, ‏ورنشة, ‏بولندي, ‏جلا, ‏جود, ‏أنهاه بسرعة, ‏رقة, ‏صقل, ‏هذب, ‏لمع الجلد, ‏لمع, ‏حك, ‏مادة ملمعة, ‏تهذيب, ‏مسح, ‏جلو, ‏اللغة البولندية, ‏دهان الأحذية, ‏حسن, полски, изисканост, гланц, елегантност, лъскам се, лъскам, лакирам, лак, полиране, полирам, политура, поправям, подобрявам, изтънченост, изглаждам, блясък, лъскавина, лустро, шлифовам, полски език, шлифовка, излъскване, излъскам, 劖 , 波蘭語 , �"�亮剂, 磨光 , 琢磨 , polský, polština, pudsemiddel til fodtoej, polermiddel, polere, politur, schoensmeer, pólskur, pólska, pussa, kiillottaa, polir, polieren, στίλβωση, στιλβώνω, λουστράρω, פול� ית, לצחצח, ל�"ב�"יק, לשפשף, לשוף, לתמרט, למרק, צחצוח, למרוק, פול� י, לטוש, ל�"בריק, ללטש, למרוט, lengyel, lucentezza, 光沢 , たくま, すい�"う, ポーランド�", せ�"れ�", �"うたく, みがき, とぎ, 광택, cur sollyssid er, follid, gloasaghey, Polynnish, gloas, gloasey, scooirey, sollyssid, polako, pòlshi, pòlesh, polski, polon, polonez, полировать, полировка, польский, польский язык, лоск, обделать, отделка, глянец, вычистить, pasta za cipele, poljski jezik, poljski, politirati, polirati, politura, limpiar, polaco, polera, polsk, parlaklık, parlatma, perdah, polonyalı, parlatmak, perdahlamak, polonya dili, Polonyali, polonya, політура, поліровка, полірувати, польський, обтісувати, робити вишуканим, полірування, польська мова, лиск, шліфувати, тонкість, nước láng nước đánh bóng, vẻ thanh nhã, vẻ tao nhã, nước bóng, llathru, gloywi, caboli
Portuguese	dicionário, definição, tradução	Portugees, portugez, portugalisht, ‏اللغة البرتغالية, ‏البرتغالية, ‏البرتغالي, португалски, португалски език, португалец, 葡萄牙語 , 葡萄牙人 , 葡萄牙语, portugalský, portugiser, portugisiskt, portugalilainen, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, � ορτογάλος, portugál, portoghese, ポルトガル語 , ポルトガル�", 포르투갈, Portiugish, Portiugagh, portugues, Portugalczyk, português, portughez, португальский, portugalski jezik, portugalac, portugalski, portugués, Mreno, portugis, portekizce, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli, португальський, португальська мова, португалець, người B�"-đ� o-nha tiếng B�"-đ� o-nha
Romanian	dicţionar, definiţie, determinare, definire, translaţie, traducere, tãlmãcire	Roemeen, rumun, румънски език, румънски, румънец, 罗马尼亚语, rumunský, rumunština, rumæner, Roemeens, rumenskt, romanialainen, Roumain, rumäne, ρουμανόσ, Ρουμάνος, román, rumeno, 루마니아, Roomainagh, romeno, român, румынский, румын, rumunski jezik, rumunski, rumano, rumänsk, румунський, румунка, румунська мова, румун
Russian	словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение	Russies, Rus, ‏روسي, ‏اللغة الروسية, ‏الروسية, руски език, руски, руснак, 俄語 , 俄文 , 俄语, ruština, ruský, russer, russur, russiskt, venäläinen, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, רוסי, orosz, russo, ロシア語 , ロシア�", 러시아, Rooshish, Rooshagh, Rosjanin, русский, ruski jezik, ruski, ruso, ryss, ชาวรัสเซีย, Rusça, росіянка, росіянин, російська мова, російський, người Nga tiếng Nga
Serbo-Croatian	leksikon, rečnik, definicija, tumačenje	塞�"维亚-克罗地亚语, 塞爾維亞克羅地亞語 , serbokroatisch, 세르보크로아티아, servo-croata, sârbo-croat, srpsko-hrvatski jezik, srpsko-hrvatski, serbokroatiska, serbokroatisk, เกี่ยวกับ� าษาเซอร์เบียและโครเอเชีย, � าษาหลักของชาวเซอร์เบียและโครเอเชีย
Spanish	diccionario, definición, traducción	Spaanse taal, spanjoll, ‏اللغة الأسبانية, ‏الأسبانية, ‏أسباني, испански език, испански, espanyoles, espanyol, 西班牙語 , 西班牙文 , 西班牙语, španìlský, španìlština, Spaans, spanskt, espanjalainen, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, karaiñe'êmegua, ספר�"ית, ספר�"י, spanyol, spagnolo, スペイン語 , スパイ罪 , スペイン�", スパニッシュ , 스페인, Spaainish, Spaainagh, spañó, espanhol, spaniol, spaniolesc, spanioleşte, испанский, španski, španski jezik, español, spanska språk, spansk, ispanyollar, ispanyol, ispanyolca, іспанський, іспанська мова
Swahili		斯�"�希裡語 , 斯�"�希裡 , Swahili-, Swahili, szuahéli, szuahéli nyelv, スワ�'リ語 , スワ�'リ�", suaíli, suajili, kiswahili, ชาวแอฟริกาตะวันออก, суахілі
Swedish	ordbok, lexikon, definition, översättning	Sweeds, suedez, ‏اللغة السويدية, шведски, шведски език, швед, 瑞典語 , 瑞典语, švédský, švédština, Zweeds, svenskt, ruotsalainen, suédois, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svéd, svedese, スウェーデン語 , スウェーデン�", 스웨덴, Soolynish, Soolynagh, шведский, švedski jezik, švedski, sueco, svensk, เกี่ยวกับคน � าษาและวั�'นธรรมของประเทศสวีเ�"น, isveççe, isveç dili, isveç, Ísveçlí, шведська мова, шведський, người Thuỵ điển tiếng Thuỵ điển
Thai	พจนานุกรม	Thailander, 泰國 , 泰文 , 泰 , 泰語 , 泰国, thailænder, Thais, Thai, thailendskt, thaimaalainen, Thaïlandais, thailändisch, Thailänder, Ταϊλανδός· Ταϊλανδέζος, tailandese, たい�", 타이 말, tailandês, tailandés, thailändare, � าษาไทย, เกี่ยวกับคนไทย, ที่เกี่ยวกับประเทศไทย, คนไทย, Tayland, Taylandlı, Tayland Dili, Tai Dili, Та�"ць, Тайська Мова, Тайський
Turkish	sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercüme	Turks, turk, ‏تركي أحد أبناء تركيا, ‏اللغة التركية, турски език, турски, 土耳其語 , 土耳其, turecký, tureètina, turkist, turkkilainen, turque, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, טורקי, török, Yn Turkish, Turkagh, turcesc, turc, турецкий, turski jezik, turski, turco, turkisk, türkçe, türk, турецький, турецька мова, tiếng Thổ nhĩ kỳ
Ukranian	словник, довідник, чіткість, тлумачення, виразність, визначення, дефініція, ясність, чітка чутність, процес перекладу, переклад, пояснення, переміщення	乌克兰
Vietnamese	có tính chất sách vở, sự định rõ, sự định nghĩa, lời định nghĩa sự định, sự dịch, sự biến th� nh sự giải thích	Vietnamees, vietnamisht, vietnamez, виетнамски език, виетнамски, 越南語 , 越南语, 越南 , vietnamec, vietnamský, vietnamka, vietnamština, vietnameser, vjetmanskt, vietnamilainen, vietnamien, vietnamesin, vietnamesisch, vietnamese, �'ιετναμέζος, vietnami, vietnámi, ベトナ� 人 , ベトナ� じ�", � 트남, vietnamita, вьетнамский, vijetnamski jezik, vijetnamski, vijetnamac, vietnames, vietnamlı, vietnam dili, vietnam, в'�"тнамець, в'�"тнамський, người Việt nam tiếng Việt
Welsh	geirlyfr, geiriadur, diffiniad, darnodiad, trosiad	Wallies, shkel premtimin, populli i uellsit, ik pa paguar, i uellsit, gjuha e uellsit, ‏تهرب من دفع الرهان, ‏الولزية لغة إقليم ويلز, ‏ويلزي, уелски, уелски език, не си плащам дълга, измъквам се от задължение, 威�"士, 威爾士語 , waleský, waleština, Wels, valisiskt, gallois, walisisch, ουάλλοσ, ουαλλικόσ, δεν πληρώνω τα οφειλόμενα, walesi, gallese, Bretnagh, galês, limba velşã, velş, din ţara galilor, уэльский, velšanin, podvaliti, velški jezik, velški, galés, walesisk, galler ile ilgili, gal dili, bahisleri ödemeden kaçmak, ödemeden kaçmak, sözünü tutmamak, şartları yerine getirmemek, у�"льський, не віддати гроші, валлійська мова, валлійський, валлійці, Cymreig
Zulu		Zoeloe, Zoeloetaal, sulumál, zoulou, zulu-, ζουλού, zulu, zulù, Sooloo, Soolooish, zulo, зулус, зулусский, zulu jezik, เผ่าซูลูในแอฟริกา, zulu kabilesinden kimse, zulu kabilesi, zulu dili, зулуський, зулуська мова, umZulu, isiZulu
English	Dictionary, Definition, Translation	Engels, anglezët, anglez, gjuhë zngleze, anglishte, anglisht, ‏الإنجليزية, ‏الأنكليزي, ‏إنكليزي, ‏ترجمة إنكليزية, ‏اللغة الإنكليزية, английски език, английски, англичаните, anglès, 英语, 英國 , 英文 , 英 , 英語 , anglicky, anglan, enskt, englantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, א� �'לית, angol, inglese, 영국, Sostynagh, Sostnagh, Baarlagh, inglês, englezesc, английский, engleski, englez, engleski jezik, inglés, kiingereza, engelsk, เกี่ยวกับประเทศอังกฤษ, ชาวอังกฤษ, � าษาอังกฤษ, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce, англійський, англійці, англійська мова, Saesneg, isiNgisi

Expression	Frequency per Day
ought	9
you ought to know	5
know lyrics ought	4
freedom limit ought there	4
ought triple	3
you ought to be in picture	3
hume ought problem	2
ought self	2
i ought to be in picture	2
government not ought	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Ought

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Ought

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Duty

Right

Wrong

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Screenplays

Lyrics

Clever

Movie/TV Titles

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Books

Theater & Movies

Music

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Algernon Sidney

Benjamin Disraeli

Bill Gates

Francis Bacon

Immanuel Kant

John Jason Otter

Publilius Syrus

Ralph Waldo Emerson

St. Jerome

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Magna Carta

John Locke

US Declaration of Independence

Marbury v. Madison

Communist Manifesto

Treaty of Versailles

Use in Literature: Ought

Emma

Austen, Jane

Sylvie and Bruno Concluded

Carroll, Lewis

Scarlet Letter

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

Gulliver's Travels

Swift, Jonathan

Walden

Thoreau, Henry David

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Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

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Al Hunt

Gerald Ford

James Dobson

John Ashcroft

Lin Wood

Mark Shields

Patty Hearst

Pete Domenici

Representative John Kasich

Rush Limbaugh

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George Washington

John Adams

Thomas Jefferson

James Monroe

Andrew Jackson

Abraham Lincoln

Calvin Coolidge

Herbert C. Hoover

Jimmy Carter

Bill Clinton

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