must — to be obliged or required to; expressing necessity or obligation
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to be obliged or required to; expressing necessity or obligation
Pronunciation (IPA): /mʌst/
Example Sentences
- Students must not use phones during the exam, or they'll become must-nots instead of must-haves!
- You must eat vegetables to stay healthy.
- This pizza must be made by angels - it tastes heavenly!
must
VERB[/mʌst/]
to be obliged or required to; expressing necessity or obligation
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/mʌst/
🇬🇧 UK/mʌst/
🌳Etymology
Rootmust
🎵Rhyme
dusttrustjustrust
dust
trust
just
rust
🔗Collocations
must have
must be
must do
a must-see
a must-have
must not
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“Students must not use phones during the exam, or they'll become must-nots instead of must-haves!”
“You must eat vegetables to stay healthy.”
😄 Fun example
“This pizza must be made by angels - it tastes heavenly!”
“A good dictionary is a must for language learners.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
have toneed toshouldought torequired
Antonyms
maymightoptional
Related
shouldwillcanobligationnecessity
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