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Ought to
Verb
Word Frequency:
45.8
Definitions
1.
Verb
Indicating duty or obligation.
2.
Verb
Indicating advisability or prudence.
3.
Verb
Indicating desirability.
4.
Verb
Indicating likelihood or probability.
Synonyms
should
have to
be supposed to
need
have got
have got to
expect
want
have
import
'd better
oblige
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