How is the word Devoir translated from French to English

English translation
Ought
verb

Sert à dire ce qu'il conviendrait de faire.

Used to say what is the right thing to do.

Examples with “Devoir”

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  • Tu devrais t'excuser. — You ought to apologize.

  • Devrions-nous lui dire la vérité ? — Ought we to tell him the truth?

  • Il sait qu'il ne devrait pas se plaindre. — He knows he ought not to complain.

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