Oughts

/ɔːts/

कर्तव्य; दायित्व; (बहुवचन) ‘करना चाहिए’ वाली बातें

Origin & History

From “ought,” originally the past tense of “owe,” from Old English āhte (owned/owed); the plural noun “oughts” is formed by adding -s to refer collectively to obligations.

“Ought” शब्द मूलतः “owe” (ऋणी होना/देना) का पुराना भूतकाल था, जो Old English āhte (स्वामित्व/देय) से आया; “oughts” में -s जोड़कर इसे सामूहिक रूप से दायित्वों/कर्तव्यों के अर्थ में संज्ञा (बहुवचन) बनाया गया।

Definition

“Oughts” is a noun meaning the set of duties, moral obligations, or things a person believes they should do. It is less common and often appears in phrases like “the shoulds and oughts.”

“Oughts” संज्ञा के रूप में उन कर्तव्यों, नैतिक दायित्वों, या उन बातों को दर्शाता है जिन्हें व्यक्ति समझता है कि उसे करना चाहिए। यह कम प्रचलित है और अक्सर “the shoulds and oughts” जैसे वाक्यांशों में मिलता है।

Parts of Speech

Noun (plural):
He was tired of hearing about all the shoulds and oughts of proper behavior.
वह उचित व्यवहार के सारे ‘चाहिए’ और ‘करना चाहिए’ सुन-सुनकर थक गया था।

Usage Examples

The lecture focused on the oughts of citizenship, not just the rights.
She wrote down her daily oughts before planning anything fun.
Stop living by other people’s shoulds and oughts.

Synonyms

Duties Obligations Responsibilities Requirements Moral imperatives

Related Forms

Noun
Ought (rare, as a noun) / Oughts
Verb
Ought (modal, defective verb; no -ing/-ed forms)

Idioms & Phrases

The shoulds and oughts
‘चाहिए’ और ‘करना चाहिए’ वाली बातें/नियम-कायदे (कर्तव्यों/नैतिक अपेक्षाओं का समूह)