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Definitions for Ought

[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.
[5] duty or obligation.
[6] aught1.
[7] aught2.
[8] anything whatever; any part: for aught I know.
[9] Archaic . in any degree; at all; in any respect.
[10] a cipher (0); zero.
[11] aughts, the first decade of any century, especially the years 1900 through 1909 or 2000 through 2009.
[12] to indicate duty or obligation you ought to pay your dues
[13] to express prudent expediency you ought to be more careful with your money
[14] (usually with reference to future time) to express probability or expectation you ought to finish this work by Friday
[15] to express a desire or wish on the part of the speaker you ought to come next week
[16] a variant spelling of aught 1
[17] a less common word for nought (def. 1)
[18] anything at all; anything whatever (esp in the phrase for aught I know )
[19] dialect in any least part; to any degree
[20] a less common word for nought

Words related to Ought

precondition, requisite, prerequisite, use, right, wish, commitment, demand, obligation, urgency, duty, accountability, requirement, necessity, constraint, understanding, contract, agreement, liability, trust

Words nearby Ought

oud, oudh, oudry, oudtshoorn, ouessant, ought, oughtlins, oughtn't, ouguiya, oui, ouida

Origin of Ought

aught2a naught, taken as an aught (cf. auger). See naught

Word origin for Ought

aughtOld English āwiht, from ā ever, ay 1 + wiht thing; see wight 1

Synonyms for Ought

precondition, prerequisite, requisite, charge, commitment, committal, condition, devoir, duty, fundamental, imperative, necessary, need, obligation, requirement, right, sine qua non