must
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Definitions
noun
- Something that is mandatory or required.“If you'll be out all day, a map is a must.”
verb
- (modal auxiliary, defective) To do with certainty; indicates that the speaker is certain that the subject will have executed the predicate.“If it has rained all day, it must be very wet outside.”
- (modal auxiliary, defective) To do as a requirement; indicates that the sentence subject is required as an imperative or directive to execute the sentence predicate, with failure to do so resulting in a negative consequence.“This door handle must be rotated fully.”
- (modal auxiliary, defective) said about something that is very likely, probable, or certain to be true“The children must be asleep by now.”
noun
- The property of being stale or musty.
- Something that exhibits the property of being stale or musty.
- Fruit juice that will ferment or has fermented, usually from grapes.
verb
- To make musty.
- To become musty.
noun
- A time during which male elephants exhibit increased levels of sexual activity and aggressiveness (also spelled musth).
- An elephant in this sexual and aggressive state.
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Synonyms
imperativeessentialoughtneedshouldhave gothaverequirementnecessaryneedsnecessityprobablyneededrequiredguessimportant