Question

where can we use the word" ought to"

Answer 1

ught

We use ought in three main ways:

• to express the view that something is the right thing to do, because it’s morally correct, polite, or someone’s duty:

You ought to admit that you made a mistake.
They ought not to be allowed to damage property without paying compensation.

• to predict that something is fairly likely or expected, based on normal circumstances or logic:

Our long-delayed mail is on the way from France and ought to arrive today.
The weather oughtn’t to be cold in May.

• to offer or ask for advice or recommendations:

If you haven’t read the book then you ought to see the movie.
What ought to be done to improve things?

Answer 2

Ought to means deserve.

For example, the sentence is:

A teacher says," You ought to be punished."

This means the student deserve to be punished.