ought

Phonetic

US /ˈɔt/UK /ˈɔːt/

Translations

VERBsimple past of owe, Indicating advisability or prudence., Indicating desirability., Indicating likelihood or probability., Indicating duty or obligation.
PRONAlternative spelling of aught; anything
ADVAlternative spelling of aught; at all, to any degree.
NOUNA statement of what ought to be the case as contrasted with what is the case., Alternative spelling of aught; cipher, zero, nought.

Variants

  • oughts: Plural

Examples

  • This LLM application is highly vulnerable(脆弱) and ought to be utilized(活用) solely(のみ) within a local environment; it should never be made public.

    Source:github.com

  • But in all fairness to the Pope, the clergy and the Inquisition, it ought to be stated that the Protestants were quite as much the enemies of science and medicine as the Catholics and with equal manifestations of ignorance and intolerance regarded the men(男人) who investigated things for themselves as the most dangerous enemies of mankind(人类)

    Source:www.gutenberg.org

  • But in all fairness to the Pope, the clergy and the Inquisition, it ought to be stated that the Protestants were quite as much the enemies of science and medicine as the Catholics and with equal manifestations of ignorance and intolerance regarded the men(男人) who investigated things for themselves as the most dangerous enemies of mankind(人类)

    Source:www.gutenberg.org

  • This LLM application is highly vulnerable and ought(はず) to be utilized(活用) solely(のみ) within a local environment; it should never be made public.

    Source:github.com

  • Intuitively, the physical properties of an object ought to be well defined and independent of the measurements performed on them or nonlocal influences

    Source:www.nature.com

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