English Phrase of the Day
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| have to | |
| 1. v. Must; need to; to be required to. Indicates obligation. | |
| I just have to have that shirt; you have to wear a seat belt | |
| 2. v. (with be) Must (logical conclusion). | |
| that has to be the postman; it has to be an electrical fault | |
| Analysis | |
| have | |
| Additional archaic forms are second-person singular present tense hast, third-person singular present tense hath, present participle haveing, and second-person singular past tense hadst. | |
| 1. v. To possess, own, hold. | |
| I have a house and a car. | |
| Look what I have here — a frog I found on the street! | |
| 2. v. To be related in some way to (with the object identifying the relationship). | |
| to | |
| 1. part. A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive. | |
| I want to leave. | |
| He asked me what to do. | |
| I don’t know how to say it. | |
| I have places to go and people to see. | |
Example Sentences
You don't have to do that.  When do you have to have it? You have to hand it to her. How young do you have to be? I don't have to answer that? |
Review previous phrases
| plug in | in time | here and there | about to |
| have to | spare time | in any case | spread out |
| service station | dried up | hands off | one fell swoop |
| back and forth | go in | clock in | black market |
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