debeō — 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.
- 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.
- shall verb Used before a verb, traditionally with "I" or "we", to express simple future tense.
- should verb Used to give advice, an opinion, or an instruction about what is right or expected.
Senses
debeō 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.
- shall Used similarly to indicate determination or obligation in the second and third persons singular or plural.
- should Ought to; expressing expectation.
must — full definition
- verb Used to say that something is required or necessary.
- verb Used to say that something is very likely or almost certainly true.
- noun Something that is essential or highly recommended.
need — full definition
- noun A requirement for something essential or important.
- noun Poverty or lack of basic means of living.
- verb To require something as essential.
- verb To be obliged to do something.