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ought
/ˈɔt/
(v.)aux.應該,大概責任
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Ought
n. & adv.
See
Aught
.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Ought
,
imp.,
p
.
p
.,
or
auxiliary
.
1.
Was
or
were
under
obligation
to
pay
;
owed
. [
Obs
.]
This
due
obedience
which
they
ought
to
the
king
.
--
Tyndale
.
The
love
and
duty
I
long
have
ought
you
.
--
Spelman
.
[He]
said
. . .
you
ought
him
a
thousand
pound
.
--
Shak
.
2.
Owned
;
possessed
. [
Obs
.]
The
knight
the
which
that
castle
ought
.
--
Spenser
.
3.
To
be
bound
in
duty
or
by
moral
obligation
.
We
then
that
are
strong
ought
to
bear
the
infirmities
of
the
weak
.
--
Rom
.
xv
. 1.
4.
To
be
necessary
,
fit
,
becoming
,
or
expedient
;
to
behoove
; --
in
this
sense
formerly
sometimes
used
impersonally
or
without
a
subject
expressed
.
“Well
ought
us
work.”
To
speak
of
this
as
it
ought
,
would
ask
a
volume
.
--
Milton
.
Ought
not
Christ
to
have
suffered
these
things?
--
Luke
xxiv
. 26.
Note:
☞
Ought
is
now
chiefly
employed
as
an
auxiliary
verb
,
expressing
fitness
,
expediency
,
propriety
,
moral
obligation
,
or
the
like
,
in
the
action
or
state
indicated
by
the
principal
verb
.
Syn:
--
Ought
,
Should
.
Usage:
Both
words
imply
obligation
,
but
ought
is
the
stronger
.
Should
may
imply
merely
an
obligation
of
propriety
,
expendiency
,
etc
.;
ought
denotes
an
obligation
of
duty
.
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From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Owe
v. t.
[
imp. &
p
. p.
Owed
(
Ought
obs
.);
p.
pr
. &
vb
. n.
Owing
]
1.
To
possess
;
to
have
,
as
the
rightful
owner
;
to
own
. [
Obs
.]
Thou
dost
here
usurp
The
name
thou
ow'st
not
. --
Shak
.
2.
To
have
or
possess
,
as
something
derived
or
bestowed
;
to
be
obliged
to
ascribe
(
something
to
some
source
);
to
be
indebted
or
obliged
for
;
as
,
he
owed
his
wealth
to
his
father
;
he
owed
his
victory
to
his
lieutenants
.
O
deem
thy
fall
not
owed
to
man's
decree
.
--
Pope
.
3.
Hence
:
To
have
or
be
under
an
obigation
to
restore
,
pay
,
or
render
(
something
)
in
return
or
compensation
for
something
received
;
to
be
indebted
in
the
sum
of
;
as
,
the
subject
owes
allegiance
;
the
fortunate
owe
assistance
to
the
unfortunate
.
The
one
ought
five
hundred
pence
,
and
the
other
fifty
.
--
Bible
(1551).
A
son
owes
help
and
honor
to
his
father
.
--
Holyday
.
Note:
☞
Owe
was
sometimes
followed
by
an
objective
clause
introduced
by
the
infinitive
.
“Ye
owen
to
incline
and
bow
your
heart.”
4.
To
have
an
obligation
to
(
some
one
)
on
account
of
something
done
or
received
;
to
be
indebted
to
;
as
,
to
owe
the
grocer
for
supplies
,
or
a
laborer
for
services
.
◄
►
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Aught
n.
Anything
;
any
part
. [
Also
written
ought
.]
There
failed
not
aught
of
any
good
thing
which
the
Lord
has
spoken
.
--
Josh
.
xxi
. 45
But
go
,
my
son
,
and
see
if
aught
be
wanting
.
--
Addison
.
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