oughtn't
verbUK /ˈɔː.tn̩t/ · US /ˈɔt.n̩t/
Etymology From ought + -n't.
1
Commonwealth, Ireland, UK (US, Philippines, dated, rare) ought not (negative auxiliary).
- We ought to wake dad, oughtn't we?
- Related terms
- oughten
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