English

have to

/ˈhæv.tuː/
Must; need to; to be urged to; to be required to; indicates obligation.

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    Origin

    Dates back at least to the Old English habban + tō construction, with the same meaning as sense 1 below.

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    • inheritedOld Englishhabban “to have, possess”
      • inheritedProto-West Germanic*habbjan
        • inheritedProto-Germanic*habjaną “to lift; to heave”
      • derived (ultimately)Proto-Indo-European*kap- “to take, grasp, hold”

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