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oughten

oughten contraction: ought not, oughtn't.

Contraction

oughten

  1. (colloquial, contraction, dialectal) ought not, oughtn't
    • I was jest a little child but I knowed I oughten to go without my clothes.

Questions about oughten

What does oughten mean?
Oughten means ought not, oughtn't.
What part of speech is oughten?
Oughten is a contraction.

Words near oughten in the dictionary

  1. ough
  2. ought
  3. ought to
  4. ought-not-ness
  5. oughta
  6. oughten
  7. oughter
  8. Oughterard
  9. oughtest
  10. oughteth
  11. Oughtibridge

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