Dictionary
ought
Pronunciation: (ôt), [key]auxiliary verb.
1. (used to express duty or moral obligation):
Every citizen ought to help.
2. (used to express justice, moral rightness, or the like):
He ought to be punished. You ought to be ashamed.
3. (used to express propriety, appropriateness, etc.):
You ought to be home early. We ought to bring her some flowers.
4. (used to express probability or natural consequence):
That ought to be our train now.
—
n.
duty or obligation.
ought
Pronunciation: (ôt), [key]—
n., adv.
aught
1.
ought
Pronunciation: (ôt), [key]—
n.
aught
2.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.