Ought to and See

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Ought to verb - To be under necessity or obligation to.

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See and ought to are semantically related. In some cases you can use "See" instead a verb "Ought to".

See verb - To make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes.

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Ought to and see are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ought to" instead a verb "See".

Nearby Words: seen, seeing

Though you can probably see visually there's more than one ship, or that if there was a single ship the size of that selection box you ought to be able to see it!

Source: Video Game / Star Trek Online
Ironically, he cannot see the dead, only hear them, and yet he calls himself a 'Necroscope' which is combined from the Greek roots for 'seeing death', he ought to call himself a 'Necrophone'.

Source: I See Dead People
Evil Old Folks: Amos Hall, who is so menacing even at the best of times that even someone as Genre Blind as Janet ought to be able to see it.

Source: Literature / Nathaniel

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