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Ought (n. & adv.) See Aught.
Ought (imp., p. p., or auxiliary) Was or were under obligation to pay; owed.
Ought (imp., p. p., or auxiliary) Owned; possessed.
Ought (imp., p. p., or auxiliary) To be bound in duty or by moral obligation.
Ought (imp., p. p., or auxiliary) To be necessary, fit, becoming, or expedient; to behoove; -- in this sense formerly sometimes used impersonally or without a subject expressed.
Ought () of Owe