deber

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) to owe
2. (auxiliary) must, to need to, to have to (rarely used in the conditional with this meaning)
3. (auxiliary) should, to ought to, to be supposed to, to be to
4. (auxiliary) should have (in the preterite; having haber follow "deber" is optional and not required)
5. (auxiliary, emphatic) shall (future tense usually)
6. (reflexive) to be due to, to be attributable to, to be the result of, to be caused by
7. probably or most likely do or happen something (add a degree of insecurity to the verb)

Noun

1. (masculine) obligation, duty
2. (masculine) debt
3. (masculine) should, ought (modal noun)
4. (masculine, plural-normally) homework

Concepts

owe

must

duty

have to

obligation

should

responsibility

homework

have

ought

job

task

duty

labor

business

enterprise

onus

work

effort

shall

lost cause

mind

operation

part

role

shot in the dark

struggle

supposed to

take-home

test

trial

try

will

willingness

works

be to

devoir

in debt

the whole shooting match

to owe

project

aspiration

assay

attempt

blueprint

campaign

care

chore

crusade

debt

due

duties

endeavor

endeavour

essay

exertion

experiment

function

go

labour

Synonyms

obligación

tener que

tarea

adeudar

trabajo

responsabilidad

compromiso

haber de

mente

poder

quehacer

rol

suponer

tener

tentativa

carnet

contratación

fichaje

misión

cargo

estar en deuda

comisión

destajo

esfuerzo

fiar

función

haber

intento

Hyphenated as

de‧ber

Pronounced as (IPA)

/deˈbeɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish: dever

Inherited from Latin: dēbeō

Cognate with English: due

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish dever, from Latin dēbēre (“owe”). Cognates include English due and debt.