"oughta" meaning in English

See oughta in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Contraction

Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=}} oughta, {{en-cont}} oughta
  1. (colloquial or dialectal) Contraction of ought to. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, contraction, dialectal Alternative form of: ought to
    Sense id: en-oughta-en-contraction-R8kfSyab Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English non-constituents Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 51 49 Disambiguation of English non-constituents: 51 49
  2. (colloquial or dialectal) Contraction of ought to have. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, contraction, dialectal Alternative form of: ought to have
    Sense id: en-oughta-en-contraction-AkqawpP0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English non-constituents Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 51 49 Disambiguation of English non-constituents: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (ought to): orter Related terms: to [particle]
Disambiguation of 'ought to': 51 49

Alternative forms

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