deber — meaning in English
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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.
- need noun A requirement for something essential or important.
- obligation noun A duty or requirement to do something, often because of a promise, law, or moral sense.
- 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.
- should verb Used to give advice, an opinion, or an instruction about what is right or expected.
- trust noun Firm belief in the reliability or honesty of someone or something.
Senses
deber is used for these senses in English:
- duty (countable, uncountable) That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.
- have to Must; need to; to be urged to; to be required to; indicates obligation.
- have to (with be) Must; expresses a logical conclusion.
- 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.
- obligation A course of action imposed by society, law, or conscience by which someone is bound or restricted.
- obligation (legal) A legal agreement stipulating a specified action or forbearance by a party to the agreement; the document containing such agreement.
- owe (ditransitive) To be under an obligation to give something back to someone or to perform some action for someone.
duty — full definition
- noun Something a person is morally or legally obligated to do.
- noun A tax charged on goods, especially imports.
- noun The period during which someone is actively working or on call.
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.