ought (Crossword)

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Definitions of “ought”
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• (used to express propriety, appropriateness, etc
• Indicating desirability: 'You ought to have been there
• Indicating obligation or duty: 'Since it is raining
• (imp., p. p., or auxiliary) To be necessary, fit, becoming
• (imp., p. p., or auxiliary) Was or were under obligation to pay
• Indicating obligation or duty: 'We ought to work harder than this
• In this sense formerly sometimes used impersonally or without a subject expressed
• (used to express duty or moral obligation): Every citizen ought to help
• (used to express justice, moral rightness, or the like): He ought to be punished

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