have got to (do something)

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have got to (do something)

To be obligated, obliged, or required to (do something). I don't want to go to the family reunion, but I'm afraid I've got to. I have got to get this essay finished before Monday!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Isabella	ee-zah-BEL-lah (Italian), iz-ə-BEL-ə (English)	Italian, German, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Romanian
Ragnhei&Eth;Ur	-	Icelandic
Augustine (2)	o-goos-TEEN (French), ow-guws-TEE-nə (German)	French, German
Fairy	['fɛəri]
Fusun	-	Turkish
Iedida	-	Biblical Greek