Footer

    Download on the App StoreGet it on Google Play

    About

    • About Us
    • Our Learning Services
    • Join Us
    • FAQ
    • Hot Tags

    Services

    • Pronunciation Challenge
    • Saved
    • Search Vocabulary
    • Blog

    Channels

    Levels

    • A1
    • A2
    • B1
    • B2
    • C1
    • C2

    Privacy˙Terms˙
    ©2026 VoiceTube Corporation. All rights reserved

    ought to

    US /ɔt tu/

    ・

    UK /ˈɔ:t tə/

    A2
    aux. v.Auxiliary VerbWhat is expected; should
    He ought to know better, behaving like that at his age is unacceptable
    mod. v.Modal VerbUsed to indicate duty or correctness, typically when criticizing someone's actions.
    You ought to apologize for your behavior.
    mod. v.Modal VerbUsed to indicate that something is probable.
    The train ought to be here by now.

    Video subtitles

    The First Presidential Debate: Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump (Full Debate) | NBC News

    38:58The First Presidential Debate: Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump (Full Debate) | NBC News
    • And I think one thing we ought to remember, as big of personalities that they are and we know this is going to be a clash of big personalities this is also a clash of two competing visions of America: Hillary Clinton embracing the many cultural changes, the diversity, the acceleration of globalization that's happening;

      And I think one thing we ought to remember, as big of personalities that they are and we know this is going to be a clash of big personalities this is also a clash of two competing visions of America: Hillary Clinton embracing the many cultural changes, the diversity, the acceleration of globalization that's happening;

    • WE OUGHT TO REMEMBER

      WE OUGHT TO REMEMBER

    B1

    Canceling a Flight - SNL

    05:55Canceling a Flight - SNL
    • and I get it, brother, because we ought to stick together.

      and I get it, brother, because we ought to stick together.

    • WE OUGHT TO STICK TOGETHER.

      WE OUGHT TO STICK TOGETHER.

    B1

    Democratic Presidential Debate - June 26 (Full) | NBC News

    36:00Democratic Presidential Debate - June 26 (Full) | NBC News
    • I DO AGREE THAT WE OUGHT TO TRY

      I DO AGREE THAT WE OUGHT TO TRY

    B1

    Bill Gates meets Aamir Khan

    42:05Bill Gates meets Aamir Khan
    • of the matter is in really what we feel a democracy ought to be. Because we are working

      of the matter is in really what we feel a democracy ought to be. Because we are working

    • the last thing you ought to do is actually is mix water with your faeces. Am I right

      the last thing you ought to do is actually is mix water with your faeces. Am I right

    A2

    Watch Jim Lehrer Moderate First Full Presidential Debate

    31:01Watch Jim Lehrer Moderate First Full Presidential Debate
    • you're talking about. My view is that we ought to provide tax relief to people in the middle

      you're talking about. My view is that we ought to provide tax relief to people in the middle

    • The second area, taxation, we agree, we ought to bring the tax rates down. And I do, both

      The second area, taxation, we agree, we ought to bring the tax rates down. And I do, both

    B1

    A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters

    17:28A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters
    • At last, however, he began to think, as you or I would have thought at first, for it is always the person not in the predicament who knows what ought to have been done in it,

      At last, however, he began to think, as you or I would have thought at first, for it is always the person not in the predicament who knows what ought to have been done in it,

    • Tonight, if you have ought to teach me, let me profit by it." "Touch my robe!" Scrooge did as he was told,

      Tonight, if you have ought to teach me, let me profit by it." "Touch my robe!" Scrooge did as he was told,

    B2

    Why is the US silent about the starvation in Gaza? CNN NewsNight panel debates

    08:06Why is the US silent about the starvation in Gaza? CNN NewsNight panel debates
    • And I mean, having spent much of the last three years in the Muslim world, you ought to see how the U.S. is being portrayed there for standing by and being silent, at least on this.

      And I mean, having spent much of the last three years in the Muslim world, you ought to see how the U.S. is being portrayed there for standing by and being silent, at least on this.

    • And, I mean, being you know, I mean, spent much of the last three years in the Muslim world, you ought to see how the U.S.

      And, I mean, being you know, I mean, spent much of the last three years in the Muslim world, you ought to see how the U.S.

    B1

    Why Car Ownership Is Getting So Expensive | CNBC Marathon

    44:14Why Car Ownership Is Getting So Expensive | CNBC Marathon
    • One of the great promises of EVs is that their simplicity compared with gas-burning cars means they ought to cost less to maintain and repair.

      One of the great promises of EVs is that their simplicity compared with gas-burning cars means they ought to cost less to maintain and repair.

    • One of the great promises of EVs is that their simplicity compared with gas-burning cars means they ought to cost less to maintain and repair.

      One of the great promises of EVs is that their simplicity compared with gas-burning cars means they ought to cost less to maintain and repair.

    B1

    Tragedy of the Commons

    04:52Tragedy of the Commons
    • Applying the same rules to plastics, would mean no state ought to produce more plastic than they can recycle within the confines of their own borders.

      Applying the same rules to plastics, would mean no state ought to produce more plastic than they can recycle within the confines of their own borders.

    • Applying the same rules to plastics would mean no state ought to produce more plastic than they can recycle within the confines of their own borders.

      Applying the same rules to plastics would mean no state ought to produce more plastic than they can recycle within the confines of their own borders.

    B1

    How to Get Whatever You Want • Jim Rohn

    05:14How to Get Whatever You Want • Jim Rohn
    • It says, "Ask and what?" A guy ought to look into that.

      It says, "Ask and what?" A guy ought to look into that.

    • A guy ought to look into that.

      A guy ought to look into that.

    A2