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Have to

//ˈhæf.tə// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    Must; need to; to be urged to; to be required to; indicates obligation.

    "You have to wear a seat belt."

  2. 2
    Must; expresses a logical conclusion.

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

Etymology

Dates back at least to the Old English habban + tō construction, with the same meaning as sense 1 below.

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