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до́лжен — meaning in English

dolzhen

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English meaning

  • must verb Used to say that something is required or necessary.
  • obligated adjective Required to do something because of a duty, promise, or rule.
  • 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

до́лжен 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.
  • obligated (North America, Scottish) having an obligation; obliged
  • ought (auxiliary, formal, dated) Indicating duty or obligation.
  • owe (intransitive) To have debt; to be in debt.
  • 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

  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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