"ought to" meaning in English

See ought to in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb}} ought to
  1. (auxiliary) Indicating duty or obligation. Tags: auxiliary Related terms: aught, ought
    Sense id: en-ought_to-en-verb-4LdrP3VU
  2. (auxiliary) Indicating advisability or prudence. Tags: auxiliary
    Sense id: en-ought_to-en-verb-v~7qgJIn
  3. (auxiliary) Indicating desirability. Tags: auxiliary
    Sense id: en-ought_to-en-verb-NPS-TaOC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English non-constituents, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 22 34 23 Disambiguation of English non-constituents: 22 20 38 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 21 35 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 20 39 20
  4. (auxiliary) Indicating likelihood or probability. Tags: auxiliary
    Sense id: en-ought_to-en-verb-2EAZpSM6

Alternative forms

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