oughtav.

Brit.

/ˈɔːtə/, U.S.

/ˈɔdə/,

/ˈɑdə/

Forms: 1800s– orter, 1800s– oughta, 1800s– oughter; U.S. regional 1800s oughto, 1800s oughty, 1900s– awda, 1900s– order, 1900s– orta, 1900s– ortter, 1900s– oughtta, 1900s– oughtuh (in African-American usage).

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: English ought to.

Etymology: Representing a regional or colloquial pronunciation of ought to (see ought v. II.). Compare gonna v., gotta v., wanna v.¹

regional and colloquial. A modal auxiliary, complemented by the bare infinitive.

1. = ought v. 7a(a), 7b.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > [verb (intransitive)]

haveeOE

oweOE

byrc1175

needc1395

busc1400

had needa1425

behovec1475

fall1681

note1789

ought1816

oughta1840

1825 J. Neal Brother Jonathan I. iii. 57 Ye hadn't ought o' be away from your com'many.]

1840 Southern Literary Messenger 6 771/1 He oughter have had a lightnin' rod.

1886 F. H. Burnett Little Ld. Fauntleroy xiii. 243 ‘Seems like somethin' orter be done,’ said Mr. Hobbs.

1917 E. O'Neill Long Voy. Home in Smart Set Oct. 84/2 Orter wear a muzzle, you ort!

1935 ‘R. West’ Harsh Voice ii. 151 He reckoned I oughta see London and Paris and Rome.

a1966 M. Allingham Cargo of Eagles (1968) v. 73 His regular mate..wasn't there to 'elp 'im..like wot 'e orter 'ave bin.

1993 Albuquerque (New Mexico) Jrnl. 8 May c1/3 They oughta be using that center fielder.

2001 Village Voice (N.Y.) 4 Dec. 119/1 I'm thinking hardcore gabber death-techno oughta do the trick.

2. With an additional auxiliary: see ought v. 9, 10. Now chiefly U.S.

ΚΠ

1871 E. Egglestone Hoosier Schoolmaster 91 May be a'n't no better'n he had orter be.

1888 H. R. Haggard Col. Quaritch III. v. 79 You are my lawful husband, and I calls on you to cease living as you didn't oughter and to take me back.

1931 V. Randolph Ozarks 69 He should orter be bored fer th' simples.

1959 N. Mailer Advts. for Myself (1961) 54 He could see the other house. It had oughta be away from the town.

1974 W. Garner Big enough Wreath i. 8 You didn't oughter've done that, Mr. Smith. You know the regs.

1992 T. Davis 1959 (1993) 193 They might oughta rip you down.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oughta
释义	oughtav. Brit. /ˈɔːtə/, U.S. /ˈɔdə/, /ˈɑdə/ Forms: 1800s– orter, 1800s– oughta, 1800s– oughter; U.S. regional 1800s oughto, 1800s oughty, 1900s– awda, 1900s– order, 1900s– orta, 1900s– ortter, 1900s– oughtta, 1900s– oughtuh (in African-American usage). Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: English ought to. Etymology: Representing a regional or colloquial pronunciation of ought to (see ought v. II.). Compare gonna v., gotta v., wanna v.¹ regional and colloquial. A modal auxiliary, complemented by the bare infinitive. 1. = ought v. 7a(a), 7b. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > [verb (intransitive)] haveeOE oweOE byrc1175 needc1395 busc1400 had needa1425 behovec1475 fall1681 note1789 ought1816 oughta1840 1825 J. Neal Brother Jonathan I. iii. 57 Ye hadn't ought o' be away from your com'many.] 1840 Southern Literary Messenger 6 771/1 He oughter have had a lightnin' rod. 1886 F. H. Burnett Little Ld. Fauntleroy xiii. 243 ‘Seems like somethin' orter be done,’ said Mr. Hobbs. 1917 E. O'Neill Long Voy. Home in Smart Set Oct. 84/2 Orter wear a muzzle, you ort! 1935 ‘R. West’ Harsh Voice ii. 151 He reckoned I oughta see London and Paris and Rome. a1966 M. Allingham Cargo of Eagles (1968) v. 73 His regular mate..wasn't there to 'elp 'im..like wot 'e orter 'ave bin. 1993 Albuquerque (New Mexico) Jrnl. 8 May c1/3 They oughta be using that center fielder. 2001 Village Voice (N.Y.) 4 Dec. 119/1 I'm thinking hardcore gabber death-techno oughta do the trick. 2. With an additional auxiliary: see ought v. 9, 10. Now chiefly U.S. ΚΠ 1871 E. Egglestone Hoosier Schoolmaster 91 May be a'n't no better'n he had orter be. 1888 H. R. Haggard Col. Quaritch III. v. 79 You are my lawful husband, and I calls on you to cease living as you didn't oughter and to take me back. 1931 V. Randolph Ozarks 69 He should orter be bored fer th' simples. 1959 N. Mailer Advts. for Myself (1961) 54 He could see the other house. It had oughta be away from the town. 1974 W. Garner Big enough Wreath i. 8 You didn't oughter've done that, Mr. Smith. You know the regs. 1992 T. Davis 1959 (1993) 193 They might oughta rip you down. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1840
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