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verb • (modal, auxiliary verb, defective) Used before a verb to indicate the simple future tense in the first person singular or plural. • Used similarly to indicate determination or obligation in the second and third persons singular or plural. • Used in questions with the first person singular or plural to suggest a possible future action. • To owe. • To make a statement of what ought to be true, as opposed to reality. • (auxiliary) Be obliged to; have an obligation to; indicates that the subject of the sentence has some obligation to execute the sentence predicate or that the speaker has some strong advice but has no authority to enforce it. • (auxiliary) ought to; speaker's opinion, or advice that an action is correct, beneficial, or desirable. • (auxiliary) Will be likely to (become or do something); indicates a degree of possibility or probability that the subject of the sentence is likely to execute the sentence predicate. • (auxiliary, subjunctive) Used as a variant of the present subjunctive. • (auxiliary) A variant of would when used with first person subjects. noun • A statement of what ought to be the case as opposed to what is the case. | ||||||||
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Ought Crossword Clue
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SHOULD which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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SHOULD
Updated: October 13, 2023
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