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müssen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • must verb Used to say that something is required or necessary.
  • need noun A requirement for something essential or important.

Senses

müssen is used for these senses in English:

  • have to Must; need to; to be urged to; to be required to; indicates obligation.
  • must To do as a requirement; indicates that the sentence subject is required as an imperative or directive to execute the sentence predicate, with failure to do so resulting in a failure or negative consequence.
  • need (intransitive) To be required; to be necessary.

must — full definition

  1. verb Used to say that something is required or necessary.
  2. verb Used to say that something is very likely or almost certainly true.
  3. noun Something that is essential or highly recommended.

need — full definition

  1. noun A requirement for something essential or important.
  2. noun Poverty or lack of basic means of living.
  3. verb To require something as essential.
  4. verb To be obliged to do something.

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