dever

Meaning

Verb

1. should (indicates that an action is considered by the speaker to be obligatory)
2. ought (indicates that the subject of the sentence has some obligation to execute the sentence predicate.)
3. will likely (indicates that the subject of the sentence is likely to execute the sentence predicate.)
4. owe (to be in debt.)

Noun

1. (masculine) duty (that which one is morally or legally obligated to do)
2. (dated, in-plural, masculine) homework

Pronounced as (IPA)

/deˈve(ʁ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: dēbeō

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese dever, from Latin dēbēre (“to owe”).

Sentences

Tranquilidade é o primeiro dever dos cidadãos .

Tranquility is the first duty of citizens.