have to

Idioms  

1. 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 indicate obligation goes back to the 16th century; the variant using got dates from the mid-1800s.

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Example Sentences

A sentiment that was shared by junior defensive tackle Jide Abasiri: “We just have to be better prepared.”

From Los Angeles Times

“You have to be able to do both at this level,” Riley said.

From Los Angeles Times

"I have children and grandchildren who have to contend with that."

From BBC

We must be ready for an "incredible degree of change", he said, adding: "There's going to be a lot less if anything that's unique about people and we're going to have to really work hard to work out how we make that good for us."

From BBC

Creators also have to provide a description of the game and a content maturity label, which is used to assign it to an appropriate age range.

From BBC