have (got) to go
idiom
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.
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That ending—and the entire premise—would have to go.
—Literary Hub, 24 June 2025
Just being able to get up and not have to go and do this job out of the state here and there?
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 23 June 2025
No family should ever have to go through anything like this.
—Remington Miller, Arkansas Online, 23 June 2025
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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
That ending—and the entire premise—would have to go.
—Literary Hub, 24 June 2025
Just being able to get up and not have to go and do this job out of the state here and there?
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 23 June 2025
No family should ever have to go through anything like this.
—Remington Miller, Arkansas Online, 23 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for have (got) to go
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“Have (got) to go.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%20%28got%29%20to%20go. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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