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Alc24 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
"Have" different meaning in the dictionary
Hi
I can't find the defintion of this "have" in the dictionary.
I don't mean to say "I have to" as in "I want to" but "It was unfortunate"
I had to miss my first day back from a 3 week sick leave. My luck
Does this make sense? Am I expressing it correctly?
1 I can't find the defintion of this "have" in the dictionary. There are different defintion of/to/for the word "have" in the dictionary.
2 I don't mean to say "I have to" as in "I want to" but "It was unfortunate" (is it natural to say "I don't mean to say"? and should "but" be used or should I say I don't mean to say "I have to" as in "I want to", I mean to say "It was unfortunate"
Thank you so much
I can't find the defintion of this "have" in the dictionary.
I don't mean to say "I have to" as in "I want to" but "It was unfortunate"
I had to miss my first day back from a 3 week sick leave. My luck
Does this make sense? Am I expressing it correctly?
1 I can't find the defintion of this "have" in the dictionary. There are different defintion of/to/for the word "have" in the dictionary.
2 I don't mean to say "I have to" as in "I want to" but "It was unfortunate" (is it natural to say "I don't mean to say"? and should "but" be used or should I say I don't mean to say "I have to" as in "I want to", I mean to say "It was unfortunate"
Thank you so much
Top answer
'Have to' does not mean 'want to'. 'Have to' does not mean 'it is unfortunate that'. Any such meanings are added to the utterance by means of further context.
- 'Have to' does not mean 'want to'.
- 'Have to' does not mean 'it is unfortunate that'.
- Any such meanings are added to the utterance by means of further context.
- Have to = also, have got to .
- Be obliged to, must.
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'Have to' does not mean 'want to'.
'Have to' does not mean 'it is unfortunate that'.
Any such meanings are added to the utterance by means of further context.
Have to = also, have got to . Be obliged to, must. For example, We have to go now , or He has got to finish the paper today . The use of have as an auxiliary verb to
'Have to' does not mean 'it is unfortunate that'.
Any such meanings are added to the utterance by means of further context.
Have to = also, have got to . Be obliged to, must. For example, We have to go now , or He has got to finish the paper today . The use of have as an auxiliary verb to
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What does "have" mean in the following? The wife doesn't want to go, it's unfortunate that she is.
The day my husband really needed me I had to go to NewYork, my luck. My trip had to fall on the day my husband needed me the most. My luck
Could you tell me if the underlined is correct
1 I can't find the defintion of this "have" in the dictionary. Ther
The day my husband really needed me I had to go to NewYork, my luck. My trip had to fall on the day my husband needed me the most. My luck
Could you tell me if the underlined is correct
1 I can't find the defintion of this "have" in the dictionary. Ther
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- Must; need to; to be required to. Indicates obligation
- Must (logical conclusion)
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Hello Mister Micawber
Could you please tell me which words to use and to to naturally phrase this?
I can't find the defintion of/for this "have" in the dictionary. There are different defintion of/to/for the word "have" in the dictionary. / ....of this variant of have, there are different deffintion of/to/for have.
Thank you so much
Could you please tell me which words to use and to to naturally phrase this?
I can't find the defintion of/for this "have" in the dictionary. There are different defintion of/to/for the word "have" in the dictionary. / ....of this variant of have, there are different deffintion of/to/for have.
Thank you so much
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