English-French translations for ought

• devoir
  Le Conseil a le devoir de donner une explication de son action. The Council ought to give an explanation for this action.
  Enfin, je voudrais vous livrer deux conclusions dont nous allons devoir tenir compte. Finally, two findings which we ought to utilise for the future.
  Etant le dernier orateur à m'exprimer au nom du Parlement, je vais devoir revenir sur certains points fondamentaux. As the last speaker on behalf of Parliament I ought to reiterate some basic points.

Definition of ought

• Indicating duty or obligation
• Indicating advisability or prudence
• Indicating desirability
• Indicating likelihood or probability
• ; anything obsolete spelling??--
• ; at all, to any degree
• A statement of what ought to be the case as contrasted with what is the case
• ; cipher, zero, nought

Examples

• I ought to vote in the coming election
• You ought to stand back from the edge of the platform
• He ought to read the book; it was very good
• We ought to arrive by noon if we take the motorway

Related words

• nought
• thought
• thoughtful
• brought
• bought
• sought
• thoughtlessly
• thoughtless
• dreadnought