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1. (auxiliary verb.) must
(used to express obligation or imperative requirement):
I must keep my promise. We really must go now.
2. must
(used to express requirement or compulsion by law, social convention, or morality):
The rules must be obeyed. I must say, you look wonderful.
3. must
(used to express advisability or desirability):
You really must read this book.
4. must
(used to express inevitability, necessity, or compulsion by natural laws):
All good things must come to an end. One must eat to live.
5. must
(used to express logical necessity):
There must be some mistake.
6. must
(used to express strong probability or reasonable expectation):
You must be joking. He must be at least 70.
7. must
(used to express intention or determination, often persistence in something unwelcome): if you must know;
Must you repeat everything I say?
8. (v.i.) must
Archaic. (sometimes used with ellipsis of go, get, or some similar verb readily understood from the context):
We must away.
9. (adj.) must
necessary; vital:
A raincoat is must clothing in this area.
10. (n.) must
something necessary, vital, or required:
Getting enough sleep is a must.
11. (n.) must
the juice of grapes or other fruit during fermentation.
12. (n.) must
mold; moldiness; mustiness.
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| Definition of 'MUST' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) must
a necessary or essential thing
"seat belts are an absolute must"
2. (noun) must
grape juice before or during fermentation
3. (adj) mustiness, must, moldiness
the quality of smelling or tasting old or stale or mouldy
4. (adj) must(a)
highly recommended
"a book that is must reading"
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1. must
indicates what is most likely to be true
She must have left it at school.; You must be thirsty after all that running.
2. must
indicates sth is necessary or important
You must pay the money by tomorrow.
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| Definition of 'MUST' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) MUST
the expressed juice of the grape, or other fruit, before fermentation
2. (noun) MUST
mustiness
3. MUST
to be obliged; to be necessitated; -- expressing either physical or moral necessity; as, a man must eat for nourishment; we must submit to the laws
4. MUST
to be morally required; to be necessary or essential to a certain quality, character, end, or result; as, he must reconsider the matter; he must have been insane
5. MUST
to make musty; to become musty
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Sense: used with another verb to express need
We must go to the shops to get milk.
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 Afrikaans: moet |
 Arabic: يَجِب |
 Bulgarian: имам нужда |
 Brazilian: ter de |
 Czech: muset |
 German: müssen |
 Danish: måtte; skulle |
 Greek: πρέπει (να) |
 Spanish: deber, tener que |
 Estonian: pidama |
 Farsi: بايد |
 Finnish: täytyy |
 French: devoir |
 Hebrew: חַייָב |
 Hindi: चाहिये |
 Croatian: morati |
 Hungarian: kell; (tagadó alakban:) n |
 Indonesian: perlu |
 Icelandic: verður, má til |
 Italian: dovere |
 Japanese: ～する必要がある |
 Korean: (필요) ...하지 않으면 안 된다 |
 Lithuanian: turėti, reikėti |
 Latvian: (izsaka nepieciešamību) |
 Malay: mesti |
 Dutch: moeten |
 Norwegian: måtte |
 Polish: musieć |
 Persian: بايد |
 Pashto: باید |
 Portuguese: ter de |
 Romanian: a trebui |
 Russian: нужно |
 Slovak: musieť |
 Slovenian: morati |
 Serbian: morati |
 Swedish: måste |
 Thai: ต้อง |
 Turkish: ...-meli/-malı |
 Taiwanese: 必須 |
 Ukrainian: модальне дієслово, що вир |
 Urdu: فعل کے ساتھ لزوم ظاہر کرن |
 Vietnamese: phải |
 Chinese: 必须 |
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