ought
B1Frequent NGSL-2UK /ˈɔːt tə/US /ˈɔːt tə/
Meaning
modal verb
used to say what is the right thing to do
“They ought to apologize.”
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“it's our duty to change course because your generation ought to have the same freedom to shape the future as the generation that came before graduates at the very least learn from”
📺 2019 Stanford Commencement address by Tim CookLearn this word in the video →
“that are so vastly intelligent, we ought to be wired directly to them”
📺 Elon Musk: A future worth getting excited about (TED 2022)Learn this word in the video →
“Actually, I have racked my mind and heart for what I ought to say to you today.”
📺 J.K. Rowling Harvard Commencement SpeechLearn this word in the video →
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