must

Definition of Must in English :

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Noun

1. must

a necessary or essential thing

Example Sentences:
'seat belts are an absolute must'

2. must

grape juice before or during fermentation

3. moldiness, must, mustiness

the quality of smelling or tasting old or stale or mouldy

Adjective

4. must

highly recommended

Example Sentences:
'a book that is must reading'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Must

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verb (takes an infinitive without to or an implied infinitive)

1.

used as an auxiliary to express obligation or compulsion: you must pay your dues. In this sense, must does not form a negative. If used with a negative infinitive it indicates obligatory prohibition

2.

used as an auxiliary to indicate necessity

I must go to the bank tomorrow

3.

used as an auxiliary to indicate the probable correctness of a statement

he must be there by now

4.

used as an auxiliary to indicate inevitability

all good things must come to an end

5. (used as an auxiliary to express resolution)

a.

on the part of the speaker when used with I or we

I must finish this

b.

on the part of another or others as imputed to them by the speaker, when used with you, he, she, they, etc

let him get drunk if he must

6. (used emphatically)

used as an auxiliary to express conviction or certainty on the part of the speaker

he must have reached the town by now, surely

you must be joking

7. (foll by away)

used with an implied verb of motion to express compelling haste

I must away

noun

8.

an essential or necessary thing

strong shoes are a must for hill walking

noun

mustiness or mould

noun

the newly pressed juice of grapes or other fruit ready for fermentation

noun

a variant spelling of musth

Must

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auxiliary verbWord forms: must

1.

used to express compulsion, obligation, requirement, or necessity

I know I must pay her; I knew I must pay her

2.

used to express probability

then you must be my cousin; I thought he must be my cousin

3.

used to express certainty or inevitability

all men must die; they knew they must die

verb intransitive

4.

used elliptically in the same functions as must1 auxiliary verb.

shoot if you must

noun Informal

5.

something that must be done, had, read, seen, etc.

this book is a must

adjective Informal

6.

that must be done, etc.; necessary; essential

must reading

noun

1.

a state of frenzy in animals, esp. in the male elephant, usually associated with sexual heat

adjective

2.

in must

noun

the juice pressed from grapes or other fruit before it has fermented; new wine

noun

a musty quality or state; mustiness

Must

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v.

v.aux.

1. To be obliged or required by morality, law, or custom: Citizens must register in order to vote.

2. To be compelled, as by a physical necessity or requirement: Plants must have oxygen in order to live.

3. Used to express a command or admonition: You must not go there alone. You simply must be careful.

4. To be determined to; have as a fixed resolve: If you must leave, do it quietly.

5.

a. Used to indicate inevitability or certainty: We all must die.

b. Used to indicate logical probability or presumptive certainty: If the lights were on, they must have been at home.

v.intr.
Archaic

To be required or obliged to go: "I must from hence" (Shakespeare).

n.

Something that is absolutely required or indispensable: Promptness on the job is a must. Comfortable boots are a must when going on a hike.

n.

The quality or condition of being stale or musty.

n.

The unfermented or fermenting juice expressed from fruit, especially grapes.

n.

Variant of musth.

n.

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