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English word

ought

B1Frequent NGSL-2
UK /ˈɔːt tə/US /ˈɔːt tə/
modal verb

used to say what is the right thing to do

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J.K. Rowling Harvard Commencement Speech | Harvard University Commencement 2008 video example

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Actually, I have racked my mind and heart for what I ought to say to you today.

J.K. Rowling Harvard Commencement Speech

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then 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.

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