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Definition
1
Ought
Expresses an emotional, practical, or other reason for doing something
Examples
The State ought to repair the bridges
2
Aught
Anything whatever
Examples
Only a small proportion of their populations had aught to do with the road
Live Twitter Feeds
What's the internet saying about ought/aught?
@blssfllylost: Who decided that '-aught' ie taught & '-ought" ie brought were going to be spelled that way? Was there a choice?