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must

Main Entry: ¹must

Function: auxiliary verb

Language: English

1 (expressing obligation or necessity) : deber, tener que <you must stop : debes parar> <we must obey : tenemos que obedecer>
2 (expressing probability) : deber (de), haber de <you must be tired : debes de estar cansado> <it must be late : ha de ser tarde>

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