debeo

1. (conjugation-2) to owe something, to be under obligation to and for something
2. (conjugation-2) to be bound, in duty bound to do something; "ought", "must", "should"
3. (conjugation-2) to be owed, to be due (when in passive voice)
4. (conjugation-2) to have or keep from someone (in its original, etymological sense)

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈdeː.be.oː]

Etymology

Contraction of *dēhibeō, from dē- + habeō (“have”), though "I hold away (from someone)". See the same contraction in dēbilis. Compare the later formed dēhabeō.

Concepts

owe

have to

need

shall

should

run into debt

be bound by

have

be morally bound to

Synonyms

habeo quod

habeo

futurus sum

servandus sum

obligor

Translations

devoir

dovere

deber

dever

moeten

-meli

müssen

-malı

musieć

precisar

schuldig zijn

ter que

adeudar

tener que

falloir