ought

Definition

• n. & adv. See Aught.
• imp., p. p., or auxi Was or were under obligation to pay;
• owed.
• imp., p. p., or auxi Owned; possessed.
• imp., p. p., or auxi To be bound in duty or by moral
• obligation.
• imp., p. p., or auxi To be necessary, fit, becoming, or
• expedient; to behoove; -- in this sense formerly sometimes used
• impersonally or without a subject expressed.
• of Owe

Example sentences

1. aux.

   You ought to finish your homework before going out.

2. n.

   It is our ought to help those in need.