dever — meaning in English

English meaning

• duty noun Something a person is morally or legally obligated to do.
• 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.
• 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.
• task noun A specific piece of work that needs to be done.

Senses

dever is used for these senses in English:

• duty (countable, uncountable) That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.
• must Something that is mandatory, required or recommended.
• shall Used similarly to indicate determination or obligation in the second and third persons singular or plural.
• should Ought to; expressing expectation.

duty — full definition

1. noun Something a person is morally or legally obligated to do.
2. noun A tax charged on goods, especially imports.
3. noun The period during which someone is actively working or on call.

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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