Crossword-Solution: OUGHT
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Ought | n. & adv. | See Aught. |
| Ought | imp., p. p., or auxi | Was or were under obligation to pay; owed. |
| Ought | imp., p. p., or auxi | Owned; possessed. |
| Ought | imp., p. p., or auxi | To be bound in duty or by moral obligation. |
| Ought | imp., p. p., or auxi | To be necessary, fit, becoming, or expedient; to behoove; -- in this sense formerly sometimes used impersonally or without a subject expressed. |
| Ought | - | of Owe |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
|---|---|---|
| OUGHT | anagram | TOUGH |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
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greedy person
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Sentences with OUGHT (5)
One section of our country believes slavery is _right_, and ought to be extended, while the other believes it is _wrong_, and ought not to be extended.
Then all went on their knees, and holding out their arms cried, “O Wendy lady, be our mother.” “Ought I?” Wendy said, all shining.
Fall’n Cherube, to be weak is miserable Doing or Suffering: but of this be sure, To do ought good never will be our task, But ever to do ill our sole delight, As being the contrary to his high will Whom we resist.
The Axle-trees groaned and creaked terribly; whereupon the Oxen, turning round, thus addressed the wheels: “Hullo there! why do you make so much noise? We bear all the labor, and we, not you, ought to cry out.” Those who suffer most cry out the least.
You ought to remember that, Lou, for you were married just after we went away.” “Going to stay with us some time?” Oscar asked.
Quotes with OUGHT (3)
I think we ought to live happily ever after.
It is good for us to have trials and troubles at times, for they often remind us that we are on probation and ought not to hope in any worldly thing. It is good for us sometimes to suffer contradiction, to be misjudged by men even though we do well and mean well. These things help us to be humble and shield us from vainglory. When to all outward appearances men give us no credit, when they do not think well of us, then we are more inclined to seek God Who sees our hearts. The…
We are supernaturalists first, not naturalists. The only reason we feel compelled to accommodate science is that science says we ought to. But it is science that should accommodate revelation. Revelation has been around much longer.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Boston Globe, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, New Yorker, NY Sun, NYT, Slate, The Atlantic, Tribune, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 63 times in crossword archives (1958–2025).