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We ought to wash the dishes but we needn’t dry them because they will dry themselves. 2. Advisability (which is sometimes understood as desirability). You ought to see a doctor. We really ought to buy a new car, oughtn 7 we? 3. Probability, something that can be naturally expected. It corresponds to the Russian должно быть, наверное. You ought to be hungry by now (you probably arc. but I’m not certain). (Вы, наверное, уже проголодались.) Apples ought to grow well here. (Здесь должны хорошо расти яблоки.) If he started at nine he ought to be here by four (he will probably be here by four). There oughtn 4 to be any difficulty (it’s unlikely that there will be). Black Beauty is the horse that ought to win the race (... is likely to win...). In this sense ought is a weaker equivalent of must when the latter denotes something near certainty. Ought to+infinitive is used when describing something exciting, funny or beautiful in the meaning of 1 wish you could. You ought to hearihe way he play's the piano! (Ты бы только послушал, как он играет на пианино!) Should 111
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