oughtest

Verb

ought

1. (auxiliary, dialectal, formal) Indicating duty or obligation.
   • I ought to vote in the coming election.
2. (auxiliary, dialectal, formal) Indicating advisability or prudence.
   • You ought to always stand back from the edge of the platform.

   Synonyms:

   should

3. (auxiliary, dialectal, formal) Indicating desirability.
   • He ought to read the book; it was very good.

   Synonyms:

   should

4. (auxiliary, dialectal, formal) Indicating likelihood or probability.
   • We ought to arrive by noon if we take the motorway, shouldn't we?

   Synonyms:

   should

See all 5 meanings of ought

Verb

owe (third-person singular simple present owes, present participle owing, simple past owed or (archaic) ought, past participle owed or (archaic) ought or (archaic) own)

1. (ditransitive) To be under an obligation to give something back to someone or to perform some action for someone.
   • We owe it to our children to make our nation a better place to live in the future.
2. (intransitive) To have debt; to be in debt.
3. (transitive) To have as a cause; used with to.
   • The record owes its success to the outstanding guitar solos.