must

Also used as

must is also the alternative spelling of musth.

must meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Tagalog

Examples of must in a sentence

• Everybody told me I must stop worrying, but I couldn't, because I knew that somehow there was still something wrong about the situation.
• You really must come and see us soon, pal. - We'll see: I can borrow my dad's car, but I must bring it back before midnight.
• The physician said that I must / had to / would have to stop smoking.
• I said it must be pretty late and I really must go.
• She's being taken to the police car now , so they must be going to arrest her.
• Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 9:6:

All 40 example sentences with must

Synonyms of must

• imperative
• necessity

Antonyms

• no-no

Forms of must

Past tense of must: must

Origin of must

From Middle English moste ("must", literally, "had to", the past tense of Middle English moten (“to have to”)), from Old English mōste (“had to”), 1st & 3rd person singular past tense of mōtan (“to be allowed, be able to, have the opportunity to, be compelled to, must, may”), from Proto-Germanic *mōtaną. Cognate with Dutch moest (“had to”), German musste (“had to”), Swedish måste (“must, have to, be obliged to”). More at mote.

From Middle English must, from Old English must and Old French must, most, both from Latin mustum.

See musth.

Words formed from must

• all good things must come to an end
• Assad must go curse
• Caesar's wife must be above suspicion
• cooler heads must prevail
• cool heads must prevail
• every dog must have his day
• every dog must have its day
• I must go
• I must love you and leave you
• I must say
• must-buy
• must get in front
• must-have
• must have been the wind
• must have killed a Chinaman
• must-learn
• must-link
• must-listening
• must-move
• must needs
• must-read
• must-try
• musturbation
• must watch
• must-win
• needs must
• needs must when the devil drives
• one must give to get
• there must be something in the water
• the show must go on
• the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must
• want must be one's master
• what goes up must come down
• you must be fun at parties
• you must be new here
• you must spoil before you spin
• must weight
• mustimeter

Phrases with must

• must of
• must not
• must watches
• must weights
• She Who Must Not Be Named
• as you have brewed, so you must drink
• as you make your bed, so you must lie in it
• the strong do what they can, the weak suffer what they must
• if the mountain won't come to Muhammad, then Muhammad must go to the mountain

Words that rhyme with must

• dust
• bust
• crust
• trust
• just
• robust
• bussed
• thrust
• rust
• lust
• mistrust
• adust

Questions about must

What does must mean?

Must means 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 failure or negative consequence.

What is must in Hindi?

Must in Hindi is चाहिए (cāhie), पड़ना (paṛnā), होगा (hogā). See Must meaning in Hindi.

How do you use must in a sentence?

Everybody told me I must stop worrying, but I couldn't, because I knew that somehow there was still something wrong about the situation.

What part of speech is must?

Must can be a verb or a noun.

How do you pronounce must?

Must is pronounced /məst/.

What is the past tense of must?

The past tense of must is must.