ought

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɔːt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɔt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ôt)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
ought,
aught
pron
archaic (anything, all)nada pron
  cero adj
 Is there ought I can do to aid you?
 ¿No hay nada que pueda hacer para ayudarte?
ought v aux(should) (condicional)deber vtr
 (pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo)deber vtr
 Deanna doesn't study as much as she ought.
 Deanna no estudia tanto como debería.
 Deanna no estudia tanto como debiera.
ought,
ought to do [sth]
v expr
(should) (condicional)deber vtr
 (pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo)deber vtr
 You really ought to drive more carefully.
 Deberías conducir con más cuidado.
 Debieras conducir con más cuidado.
ought to do [sth] v expr(be morally obliged) (condicional)deber vtr
 (pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo)deber vtr
 Everyone ought to strive for a fairer society.
 Todos deberían luchar por una sociedad más justa.
 Todos debieran luchar por una sociedad más justa.
ought to do [sth] v expr(be likely)deber vtr
Note: Generalmente se usa el condicional.
 If we set out at 8am, that ought to give us plenty of time.
 Si salimos a las 8 a. m. deberíamos llegar con tiempo.
ought to vi phrasal(should: with implied clause) (condicional)deber vtr
 (pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo)deber vtr
 "Do I have to do it?" "No, but you ought to."
 —¿Tengo que hacerlo? —No, pero deberías.
 —¿Tengo que hacerlo? —No, pero debieras.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
as it ought to be adj(correct, proper) (correcto)como debiera ser, como debería ser loc adv
 (coloquial)como Dios manda expr
 She completed her inspection and found that everything was as it ought to be.
 Terminó su inspección y descubrió que todo era como debería ser.
as it ought to be adv(in an ideal state) (estado ideal)como debería ser loc adv
 Her speech gave us a vision of the world as it ought to be.
no better than you should be,
no better than you ought to be
expr
US, informal (morally inferior)no tan bueno como deberías expr
ought not to do [sth],
ought not do [sth]
v expr
(should not)no deber loc verb
 You ought not to tell your brother what's happened. He might be upset.
ought to do v exprinformal (should suffice)debería servir loc verb
 That patch I put on the roof ought to do until the roofer comes.
 Ese remiendo que puse en el tejado debería servir hasta que llegue el techador.
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'ought' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Spanish:

Collocations: ought to be [punished, banned, rewarded], ought to [see, go to, visit] a [doctor, dentist, therapist], ought to [win, help, stay, consider], more...

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