oughtest [ˈɔːtəst] 2ª persona ενικ pres.
oughtest → ought
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ought2
ought → aught
ought1 [βρετ ɔːt, αμερικ ɔt] ΡΉΜΑ βοηθ ρήμα έγκλ In virtually all cases, ought is translated by the conditional tense of dovere: you ought to go now = dovresti andartene adesso; they ought to arrive tomorrow = dovrebbero arrivare domani. - The past ought to have done/seen etc is translated by the past conditional of dovere: he ought to have been more polite = avrebbe dovuto essere più gentile. For further examples, including negative sentences, see this entry. - The Italian verb dovere is irregular; for its conjugation see the Italian verb tables.
1. ought (expressing probability, expectation):
- that ought to fix it
- questo dovrebbe mettere a posto le cose
- things ought to improve by next week
- per la prossima settimana le cose dovrebbero migliorare
- the train ought not to have left yet
- il treno non dovrebbe essere ancora partito
- he ought to be back by now
- dovrebbe essere rientrato ormai
2. ought (making polite but firm suggestion):
- oughtn't we to consult them first?
- non dovremmo prima consultarli?
- you ought to be in bed
- dovresti essere a letto
- she ought to see a doctor
- dovrebbe consultare un medico
3. ought (indicating moral obligation):
- we really ought to say something
- dovremmo davvero dire qualcosa
- you ought not to say things like that
- non dovresti dire cose del genere
- someone ought to have accompanied her
- qualcuno avrebbe dovuto accompagnarla
- I ought not to have been so direct
- non avrei dovuto essere così diretto
- he felt he ought not to be wasting time
- sentiva che non avrebbe dovuto perdere tempo
4. ought (when prefacing important point):
- I ought to say perhaps that …
- forse dovrei dire che …
- I think you ought to know that …
- penso che dovresti sapere che …
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en.wikipedia.org One man even suggested that the heretics ought to be burned at the stake, as in the old days.
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