Translation of "ought" to German

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Dictionary translations for "ought"

ought [ɔ:t] verb Conjugation

- / - / - / -

sollen (be to, be supposed to, had better)

We ought to leave now.

Wir sollten jetzt gehen.

müssen (necessity, probability)

You ought to have known better

Du hättest es besser wissen müssen

Contexts with "ought"

We ought to leave now. Wir sollten jetzt gehen.

You ought to have known better Du hättest es besser wissen müssen

You ought not to go out. Du solltest eigentlich nicht rausgehen.

She ought to have arrived by now. Sie sollte mittlerweile angekommen sein.

Every citizen ought to help them. Jeder Bürger sollte ihnen helfen.

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