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.
Examples of have (got) to go in a Sentence
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Maybe unemployment would have to go up for inflation to come down to the Fed’s 2% target?
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Paolo Confino, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024
The legislation may have to go through further procedural steps given that it has not yet been read in the state Senate.
—Libby Cathey, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2024
Tough decisions, and a lot of factors have to go into that.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2024
This, of course, will have to go by the board consisting of Charli XCX, Troye Sivan, Lil Nas X, Gaga, and the actual President of Gay Pop, Cher.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2024
A lot of things have to go right for an indie album like this to strike gold, never mind go platinum.
—Daniel Kohn, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Does this really have to go hand-in-glove with renewables to see these advantages?
—Stephen Cass, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Apr. 2024
That means concerned copyright holders have to go hunting.
—Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 4 Apr. 2024
However, whoever is crowned will have to go to through a verification process, displaying an authentic birth certificate where the record keepers will validate their birth.
—USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
Paolo Confino, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024
The legislation may have to go through further procedural steps given that it has not yet been read in the state Senate.
—Libby Cathey, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2024
Tough decisions, and a lot of factors have to go into that.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2024
This, of course, will have to go by the board consisting of Charli XCX, Troye Sivan, Lil Nas X, Gaga, and the actual President of Gay Pop, Cher.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2024
A lot of things have to go right for an indie album like this to strike gold, never mind go platinum.
—Daniel Kohn, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Does this really have to go hand-in-glove with renewables to see these advantages?
—Stephen Cass, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Apr. 2024
That means concerned copyright holders have to go hunting.
—Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 4 Apr. 2024
However, whoever is crowned will have to go to through a verification process, displaying an authentic birth certificate where the record keepers will validate their birth.
—USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
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