have to

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈhæv.tuː/ (careful)
• (America) IPA: /ˈhæf.tu/ (careful)
• (British, America) IPA: /ˈhæf.tə/ (relaxed pronunciation)

Verb

have to

1. Must; need to; to be required to. Indicates obligation.

   I just have to have that shirt;  you have to wear a seat belt

2. (with be) Must (logical conclusion).

   that has to be the postman;  it has to be an electrical fault

Synonyms

• have got to, got to, gotta
• must
• be bound to
• have got to, got to, gotta
• must

Translations

• French: devoir, falloir, avoir à
• German: müssen, (zu tun) haben
• Italian: dovere
• Portuguese: ter que, haver de
• Russian: (predicative) до́лжен
• Spanish: tener que, deber

Translations

• French: devoir
• Russian: (predicative) до́лжен
• Spanish: deber

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