Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb ought
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb ought
Entailment of verb ought
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb ought
2 senses of ought
Sense 1
should had better, ought
Sense 2
should ought, must need
Familiarity of verb ought
ought used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb ought
Sense 1
should had better, ought
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Sense 2
should ought, must need
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Grep of noun ought
abstract thought
afterthought
aleph-nought
dreadnought
drought
food for thought
forethought
free thought
freedom of thought
line of thought
malice aforethought
nought
school of thought
second thought
thought
train of thought
Overview of verb ought
The verb ought has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (5) should had better, ought -- (expresses an emotional, practical, or other reason for doing something: "You had better put on warm clothes"; "You should call your mother-in-law"; "The State ought to repair the bridges")
2. (1) should ought, must need -- (be logically necessary)
Grep of adj ought
aforethought
deep in thought
hard-fought
inwrought
overwrought
sought
store-bought
unsought
unthought
wrought
Overview of verb ought
The verb ought has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (5) should had better, ought -- (expresses an emotional, practical, or other reason for doing something: "You had better put on warm clothes"; "You should call your mother-in-law"; "The State ought to repair the bridges")
2. (1) should ought, must need -- (be logically necessary)
ought definition
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