devoir — meaning in English
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English meaning
- assignment noun A task given to someone, especially a piece of schoolwork or a work project.
- duty noun Something a person is morally or legally obligated to do.
- homework noun Schoolwork assigned to be done outside of class.
- must verb Used to say that something is required or necessary.
- ought verb Used to express what is the right or sensible thing to do, or what is likely to be true.
- owe verb To be required to pay money back to someone.
- should verb Used to give advice, an opinion, or an instruction about what is right or expected.
Senses
devoir is used for these senses in English:
- assignment (education) A task given to students, such as homework or coursework.
- duty (countable, uncountable) That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.
- have to Must; need to; to be urged to; to be required to; indicates obligation.
- have to (with be) Must; expresses a logical conclusion.
- homework (literally, now, _, rare) Any work that is done at home; housework.
- should Ought to; expressing expectation.
assignment — full definition
- noun A task given to someone, especially a piece of schoolwork or a work project.
- noun The legal transfer of a right, property, or benefit from one person to another.
duty — full definition
- noun Something a person is morally or legally obligated to do.
- noun A tax charged on goods, especially imports.
- noun The period during which someone is actively working or on call.