ALL meanings of must
must
M m - verb without object must to be obliged; be compelled: Do I have to go? I must, I suppose. 1
- verb without object must Archaic. (sometimes used with ellipsis of go, get, or some similar verb readily understood from the context): We must away. 1
- adjective must necessary; vital: A raincoat is must clothing in this area. 1
- noun must a state or condition of violent, destructive frenzy occurring with the rutting season in male elephants, accompanied by the exudation of an oily substance from glands between the eyes and mouth. 1
- verb with object must to powder (the hair). 1
- noun must Be obliged to; should (expressing necessity). 1
- auxiliary verb must obligation, have to 1
- auxiliary verb must estimate 1
- noun must sthg necessary 1
- noun must unfermented pressed grapes 1
- auxiliary verb must be obliged to 1
- auxiliary verb must feel obligation to 1
- auxiliary verb must have necessity 1
- auxiliary verb must be expected to 1
- auxiliary verb must is it necessary 1
- auxiliary verb must should: strong 1
- modal verb must You use must to indicate that you think it is very important or necessary for something to happen. You use must not or mustn't to indicate that you think it is very important or necessary for something not to happen. 0
- modal verb must You use must to indicate that it is necessary for something to happen, usually because of a rule or law. 0
- modal verb must You use must to indicate that you are fairly sure that something is the case. 0
- modal verb must You use must, or must have with a past participle, to indicate that you believe that something is the case, because of the available evidence. 0
- modal verb must If you say that one thing must have happened in order for something else to happen, you mean that it is necessary for the first thing to have happened before the second thing can happen. 0
- modal verb must You use must to express your intention to do something. 0
- modal verb must You use must to make suggestions or invitations very forcefully. 0
- modal verb must You use must in remarks and comments where you are expressing sympathy. 0
- modal verb must You use must in conversation in expressions such as 'I must say' and 'I must admit' in order to emphasize a point that you are making. 0
- modal verb must You use must in expressions such as 'it must be noted' and 'it must be remembered' in order to draw the reader's or listener's attention to what you are about to say. 0
- modal verb must You use must in questions to express your anger or irritation about something that someone has done, usually because you do not understand their behaviour. 0
- modal verb must You use must in exclamations to express surprise or shock. 0
- countable noun must If you refer to something as a must, you mean that it is absolutely necessary. 0
- verb must 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 0
- verb must used as an auxiliary to indicate necessity 0
- verb must used as an auxiliary to indicate the probable correctness of a statement 0
- verb must used as an auxiliary to indicate inevitability 0
- verb must on the part of the speaker when used with I or we 0
- verb must on the part of another or others as imputed to them by the speaker, when used with you, he, she, they, etc 0
- verb must used as an auxiliary to express conviction or certainty on the part of the speaker 0
- verb must used with an implied verb of motion to express compelling haste 0
- noun must an essential or necessary thing 0
- noun must mustiness or mould 0
- noun must the newly pressed juice of grapes or other fruit ready for fermentation 0
- auxiliary verb must used to express compulsion, obligation, requirement, or necessity 0
- auxiliary verb must used to express probability 0
- auxiliary verb must used to express certainty or inevitability 0
- intransitive verb must used elliptically in the same functions as must1 auxiliary verb. 0
- noun must something that must be done, had, read, seen, etc. 0
- adjective must that must be done, etc.; necessary; essential 0
- noun must a state of frenzy in animals, esp. in the male elephant, usually associated with sexual heat 0
- adjective must in must 0
- noun must the juice pressed from grapes or other fruit before it has fermented; new wine 0
- noun must a musty quality or state; mustiness 0