Meanings (ES + gloss)
deber
Indicating duty or obligation.
I ought to vote in the coming election.
deber
Indicating advisability or prudence.
Do you think we ought to leave now?
You ought to always stand back from the edge of the platform.
deber
Indicating desirability.
He ought to read the book; it was very good.
deber
Indicating likelihood or probability.
My hopes wa'n't disappointed. I never saw clams thicker than they was along them inshore flats. I filled my dreener in no time, and then it come to me that 'twouldn't be a bad idee…
We ought to arrive by noon if we take the motorway, shouldn't we?
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