English to Esperanto Meaning of ought - devus


Ought :
devus

devo, devus, devigo, asigno, funkcio, laboro, persvada, motivon, tasko, respondeco, ŝarĝi

devus, devas

devus
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Definitions of ought in English
Verb(1) used to indicate duty or correctness, typically when criticizing someone's actions.(2) used to indicate something that is probable.
Examples of ought in English
(1) There probably ought to be compulsory vanity lessons in schools.(2) I think that member ought to take the advice of his own leader.(3) More than five years ought to be enough time.(4) five minutes ought to be enough time(5) He walked through the hallways, remembering her advice that he ought to write to the school paper's advice column.(6) And we ought to respect them, and to be ready and prepared to accept the results as they announce them.(7) you ought to go(8) And we ought to correct them, so that our men and women are not at risk.(9) He ought to have five acres; more if it be the custom on the estate; and if it is ever less, it will be too little, because his labour must always be available.(10) what ought I to do?(11) And seeing as she's flown all the way from Texas, I probably ought to make the effort to drive 15 miles to see her.(12) it ought not to be allowed(13) I figured that 20 minutes ought to be enough to keep her off my back.(14) they ought to respect the law(15) We probably ought to have a handle to attach to this new understanding.(16) At the same time, surely we ought to expect at least some standard of rationality from our governors.
Related Phrases of ought
(1) ought to ::
devus
(2) ought to be ::
devus esti
(3) you ought ::
vi devus
(4) ought to do ::
devus fari
(5) ought not ::
malpermesantaj
Synonyms
M
1. duty ::
devo
2. ought ::
devus
3. obligation ::
devigo
4. assignment ::
asigno
5. function ::
funkcio
6. labor ::
laboro
7. persuasive ::
persvada
8. motive ::
motivon
9. task ::
tasko
10. responsibility ::
respondeco
11. charge ::
ŝarĝi
12. liability ::
respondeco
13. must ::
devas
14. nothing ::
nenio
15. negative quantity ::
negativa kvanto
16. forlorn ::
mizera
17. void ::
dezerta
Different Forms
ought
Word Example from TV Shows
Hey, you ought to
disappear more often.

Hey, you OUGHT to disappear more often.

Breaking Bad Season 2, Episode 3

Maybe you ought to put on a dress.

Maybe you OUGHT to put on a dress.

Game of Thrones Season 4, Episode 5

Nice, 174 diapers.
That ought to get us to Wednesday.

Nice, 174 diapers. That OUGHT to get us to Wednesday.

The Big Bang Theory Season 10, Episode 19

Maybe, um, we ought...

Maybe, um, we OUGHT...

Breaking Bad Season 2, Episode 1

It's easy to confuse
what is with what ought to be,

It's easy to confuse what is with what OUGHT to be,

Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 9

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