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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61 That suit ought to be pressed.
62 There ought to be a law against it!
63 You ought to kick back at such malicious slander.
64 He ought to have been more careful.
65 Basically the system ought to have worked.
66 They ought to jail her killer for life.
67 You ought to give up smoking.
68 Nurses ought to earn more.
69 It ought to make life much easier all round.
70 I feel doubtful what I ought to do.
71 You ought to be ashamed of yourself.
72 We ought to be leaving now.
73 This is delicious. You ought to try some.
74 You ought to see a doctor about that cough.
75 We ought to get together some time soon.
76 We ought to go; it's getting late.
77 You ought to have been more careful.
78 You ought to stop smoking.
79 I ought to collect the little 'uns from school.
80 We ought not to be quarrelling now.
81 There's no mistaking what ought to be done.
82 He ought to practise what he preaches.
83 I ought to make a will.
84 The punishment ought to fit the crime.
85 The education officers ought to visit the schools regularly.
86 You ought to meet her-she's a hoot!
87 You ought to keep indoors with that heavy cold.
88 You ought to ask a lawyer's advice.
89 I just think he ought to get a grip on himself - he's behaving like a child.
90 You ought to limit your activities to recording the facts.
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.