MUST


Meaning of MUST in English

I. verbal auxiliary

1.

Synonyms: want 3, ought, should

2.

--used to indicate requirement by immediate or future need or purpose

we must hurry if we want to catch the bus

Synonyms: have, ||mun, need

Related Word: ought, should want

Idioms: have got to, must needs

II. noun

1.

Synonyms: obligation 2, charge, commitment, committal, devoir, duty, need, ought, ||right

2.

Synonyms: essential 2, condition, necessity, precondition, prerequisite, requirement, requisite, sine qua non

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