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ought to

verb

  1. auxiliary Indicating duty or obligation.
  2. auxiliary Indicating advisability or prudence.
  3. auxiliary Indicating desirability.
  4. auxiliary Indicating likelihood or probability.

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Españolhaber de/que
Deutschsollte etw. tun

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"ought to." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ought%20to. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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ought to. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ought%20to

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"ought to." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ought%20to.

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@misc{ought_to_2026,
  title = {ought to},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ought%20to},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}