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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 -------------- Sense 2 should ought, must need -------------- 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)
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