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πρέπει — meaning in English

prepei

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English meaning

  • 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.

Senses

πρέπει is used for these senses in English:

  • 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.
  • ought (auxiliary, formal, dated) Indicating advisability or prudence.

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.

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