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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

  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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