Complete Definition of "have to"

rfc|needs formating, should be simple but I'm too tired to do it now
English
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-have to.ogg|Audio (US)

Alternative spellings
hafta

Verb
en-verb|has to|having to|had to|had to|inf=have to

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

#:I just have to have that shirt.
#:You have to wear a seat belt.

  1. (with be) must|Must (logical conclusion)

#:That has to be the postman
#:It has to be an electrical fault.

Synonyms
be bound to

Translations

Finnish: (when the necessity is absolute) täytyä, olla pakko; (when -"- is less absolute) pitää
French: devoir
German: müssen
Novial: mus
mid
Polish: musie�
Romanian: trebuie s� + subjunctive of the verb
Spanish: tener que + infinitive
Swedish: måste (1,2), vara tvungen (1)
Vietnamese: phải

Usage notes
have to is always followed by a verb in the base form, unless the verb is assumed:
:I don't want to go to school, but I have to.

zh-min-nan:have to
el:have to
fr:have to
io:have to
it:have to
ja:have to
pl:have to

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