must

Meaning

Verb

1. 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.
2. To do with certainty; indicates that the speaker is certain that the subject will have executed the predicate.
3. Used to indicate that something is very likely, probable, or certain to be true.

Noun

Something that is mandatory or required.

Noun

1. The property of being stale or musty.
2. Something that exhibits the property of being stale or musty.
3. Fruit juice that will ferment or has fermented, usually from grapes.

Noun

Alternative form of musth

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmʌst/

Etymology

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.

Sentences

If you want it , you must take it .

He must know how to make rain and drive away the locusts .

The time must have been somewhere around six o'clock .

Cheese must be grated before being added .