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

Drivers over the age of 70 will have to have their vision checked every three years, under plans to reform driving laws in Britain.

From BBC

Roberts said: "Whether you're renting a place or you own a place, you have to pay the bills to heat that place."

From BBC

Perhaps the only saving grace was England's batters did not have to face a tricky session late in the day.

From BBC

Any large capital investment Chevron makes in the country would have to compete, in terms of its potential for investment returns, with other opportunities in its global portfolio, these people said.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It would be a good strategic asset to have to be able to sell some extra heavy oil in the U.S’s market,” said Francisco Monaldi, director of the Latin America Energy Program at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

From The Wall Street Journal