должны́ — meaning in English

English meaning

• must verb Used to say that something is required or necessary.
• 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.

Senses

должны́ 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.
• 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.

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.

owe — full definition

1. verb To be required to pay money back to someone.
2. verb To have something be due to another person because of what they did for you.

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