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1.
ought
pron.
133 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Anything, anything whatever; also, anything of value or avail;
ought muchel
, any large amount of money;
ought amounten, ben ought worth
, to be worth anything, be of any avail; (b)
ought of
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