What does oughta mean?
Oughta means (colloquial or dialectal) Contraction of ought to..
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/ˈɔːtə/ · contraction
(colloquial or dialectal) Contraction of ought to..
There oughta be a law against that.
It's not fair to deny me / Of the cross I bear that you gave to me / You, you, you oughta know
You oughta been here an hour ago.
Use oughta when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Oughta means (colloquial or dialectal) Contraction of ought to..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
There oughta be a law against that.
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