have (got) to go

phrase

1

: to be required to leave

I've got to go. I have a dentist appointment.

2

: to need to be gotten rid of

These old boxes have (got) to go.

3

informal : to use the toilet

One of the children said he had to go.

Examples of have (got) to go in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Nobody should have to go through that and then start over with nothing. — Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026

As a result of the 3-0 defeat, City will have to go all guns blazing on Tuesday, too. — Sam Lee, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2026

Teenagers do not, as a rule, have to go through a sullen phase. — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026

And that means that the next generations don’t have to go longing. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026