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Wowenglish Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Must
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I would like to know the meaning of "must" in the next sentence.
It must take her ages to do her make-up in the mornings.
I would like to know the meaning of "must" in the next sentence.
It must take her ages to do her make-up in the mornings.
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Here it means definitely /surely she takes a long period to do her make up in the morning
- Here it means definitely /surely she takes a long period to do her make up in the morning
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Here it means definitely /surely she takes a long period to do her make up in the morning
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Hi,
It has the meaning here of 'a deduction'.
eg Someone comes in who is all wet, and you say 'Oh, it must be raining'.
Your example sounds like it is from a context like this.
You look at Mary, whose makeup is perfect and elaborate.
You say "It must take her ages to do her make-up in the mornings".
It has the meaning here of 'a deduction'.
eg Someone comes in who is all wet, and you say 'Oh, it must be raining'.
Your example sounds like it is from a context like this.
You look at Mary, whose makeup is perfect and elaborate.
You say "It must take her ages to do her make-up in the mornings".
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WowenglishIt must take her ages to do her make-up in the mornings.The only logical conclusion is that it takes her ages to do her make-up in the mornings.
Probably the most common meaning of must is "the only logical conclusion is that ...". It says that, given the evidence, the truth cannot be otherwise (in the opinion of the speaker).
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