Synonym: must, should. Similar words: bought, ought to, brought, drought, a thought, through to, forethought, deep in thought. Meaning: [ɔːt] 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. 5. duty or obligation..
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31 Such things ought not to be allowed.
32 All of us ought to go.
33 To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely.
34 She was misplaced in that job; she ought to be doing something more creative.
35 I ought to begin to think of packing it in as a journalist.
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36 They ought to apologize.
37 'Ought I to write to say thank you?' 'Yes, I think you ought .'
38 Everything ought to be beautiful in a human being: face, dress, soul and idea.
39 Political dishonesty ought to be plucked up by the roots.
40 No, you really ought to stay in bed; remember, Mother knows best!
41 He reckons they're too soft on mass murderers and says they ought to be strung up.
42 Every actor ought to know his lines backwards before he goes on stage[sentencedict.com], as nervousness may make him forgetful.
43 Everything ought to be beautiful in a human being: face, and dress, and soul, and ideas.
44 Mark, you've got a good wife. You ought to take care of her.
45 You ought to smarten up and have a haircut before the interview.
46 Whoever uprooted that tree ought to be ashamed of themselves.
47 Now that we're in Europe we ought to visit the Netherlands.
48 They ought to win with players of such high calibre.
49 They ought to win with players of such high caliber.
50 Your toenails are very long,you ought to cut them before they start growing in,or you could be in a lot of pain.
51 The company ought to do something about the poor service.
52 We ought to clear out this cupboard - it's full of junk.
53 They ought to finish ploughing the south field by tomorrow.
54 The students ought not to be compelled to go back of academic titles to find out what they mean.
55 Car manufacturers ought to produce vehicles which are more secure against theft.
56 One common Chinese notion is that the elders ought to be respected.
57 I wish I could tell you how much you mean to me,for you are all the cherished things a husband ought to be. Sometimes I get too busy or to preoccupied to try to say the little things I feel so tender and deep in my heart. On your special day I want to show you my gratitude and wish you a very happy birthday.
58 It gradually dawned on me that I still had talent and ought to run again.
59 The bad language in that play overstepped the limits/boundaries of what ought to be allowed on television.
60 Any change ought not to be made without the general concurrence of all concerned.
More similar words: bought, ought to, brought, drought, a thought, through to, forethought, deep in thought, at the thought of, dough, rough, bough, tough, though, enough, borough, roughly, through, go through, thorough, although, as though, toughness, all through, get through, throughout, fall through, come through, cut through, even though.