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1 aught
[ɔːt]pronome ant.for aught I know, care — per quel che ne so, che me ne importa
* * *aught /ɔ:t/ (arc.)A pron.alcunché; alcuna cosa: for aught I know, per quel che ne so ioB avv.affatto; in alcun modo; assolutamente● for aught I care, per quel che me n'importa.* * *[ɔːt]pronome ant.for aught I know, care — per quel che ne so, che me ne importa
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2 ♦ ought
♦ ought (1) /ɔ:t/v. modaleought ha caratteristiche particolari:● ha significato di condizionale;● non ha forme flesse (-s alla 3a pers. sing. pres., - ing, -ed), non è mai usato con ausiliari e non ha quindi tempi composti;● forma le domande mediante la semplice posposizione del soggetto;● viene usato nelle question tags;1 ( esprime dovere morale) – He ought to be more patient with her, dovrebbe avere più pazienza con lei; You ought to be ashamed of yourself!, dovresti vergognarti!; It ought not to be allowed, non lo si dovrebbe permettere2 ( esprime opportunità, consiglio, rimprovero) – You ought to see a doctor about that foot, dovresti far vedere quel piede da un dottore; You just ought to hear him!, dovresti sentirlo!; Oughtn't we to do something about it?, non dovremmo (o non sarebbe bene) fare qualcosa?; I ought to remind you that…, è bene (o, form., è d'uopo) che vi ricordi che…; This ought to have been done months ago, lo si sarebbe dovuto fare mesi fa3 ( esprime probabilità) – This ought to be enough, questo dovrebbe bastare; They ought to be able to help you, dovrebbero poterti aiutare; They ought to have arrived by now, dovrebbero essere arrivati ormai; DIALOGO → - Asking for directions- There ought to be a cashpoint in the shopping centre, dovrebbe esserci un bancomat nel centro commerciale.ought (2) /ɔ:t/n.(variante di aught) alcunché; alcuna cosa; qualunque cosa. -
3 ought
[ɔːt]1) (expressing probability, expectation)••Note: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 the entry below. - The Italian verb dovere is irregular; for its conjugation see the Italian verb tables* * *[o:t]negative short form - oughtn't; verb1) (used to indicate duty; should: You ought to help them; He oughtn't to have done that.) dovere2) (used to indicate something that one could reasonably expect; should: He ought to have been able to do it.) dovere* * *I [ɔːt] nSee:aughtII [ɔːt]modal aux vb ought pt1)I ought to do it — dovrei farlo2)you ought to go and see it — dovresti andare a vederlo, faresti bene ad andarlo a vedere3)that ought to be enough — quello dovrebbe bastarehe ought to have arrived by now — dovrebbe essere arrivato, ormai
* * *[ɔːt]1) (expressing probability, expectation)••Note: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 the entry below. - The Italian verb dovere is irregular; for its conjugation see the Italian verb tables
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Aught — Aught, n. [OE. aught, ought, awiht, AS. [=a]wiht, [=a] ever + wiht. [root]136. See {Aye} ever, and {Whit}, {Wight}.] Anything; any part. [Also written {ought}.] [1913 Webster] There failed not aught of any good thing which the Lord has spoken.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
aught — is an Old English word that survives only in the fixed expressions for aught I know and for aught I care, and as such is restricted to literary or archaic use … Modern English usage
aught — [ôt] n. [ME < OE awiht < a, ever + wiht, a creature, WIGHT1] 1. anything whatever [for aught I know] [< a naught 2. (see NAUGHT), by faulty separation into an aught] a zero adv. Archaic to a … English World dictionary
Aught — Aught, Aucht Aucht, n. [AS. ?ht, fr. [=a]gan to own, p. p. [=a]hte.] Property; possession. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Aught — ([add]t), adv. At all; in any degree. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
aught — aught·lins; aught; … English syllables
aught — [o:t US o:t, a:t] pron [: Old English; Origin: awiht, from a ever + wiht creature, thing ] old use anything … Dictionary of contemporary English
aught — (also ought) ► PRONOUN archaic ▪ anything at all. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
aught — {{11}}aught (1) something, O.E. awiht aught, anything, something, lit. e er a whit, from P.Gmc. *aiwi ever (from PIE *aiw vital force, life, long life, eternity ) + *wihti thing, anything whatever (see WIGHT (Cf. wight)). In Shakespeare, Milton… … Etymology dictionary
aught — aught1 /awt/, n. 1. anything whatever; any part: for aught I know. adv. 2. Archaic. in any degree; at all; in any respect. Also, ought. [bef. 1000; ME aught, ought, OE aht, awiht, owiht, equiv. to a, o ever + wiht thing, WIGHT1] aught … Universalium
aught — I or ought II [[t]ɔt[/t]] n. 1) anything whatever; any part: for aught I know[/ex] 2) archaic in any degree; at all; in any respect • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME; OE āht, āwiht, ōwiht=ā, ō ever +wiht thing, wight I II aught or ought III [[t]ɔt[/t]]… … From formal English to slang