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verb (inf=-, ought, -, -, -)
- (auxiliary) Indicating duty or obligation.
- You to vote in the coming election.
- (auxiliary) Indicating advisability or prudence.
- You to stand back from the edge of the platform.
- (auxiliary) Indicating desirability.
- You to have seen the film; it was very good.
- (auxiliary) Indicating likelihood or probability.
- You to arrive by noon if you take the motorway.
adverb
- (alternative spelling of, aught)
pronoun
- (alternative spelling of, aught)
Etymology: Ähte, past tense of agan, Ägan.
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