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

“We have to see where this is going,” Ebrard told reporters.

From Los Angeles Times

But residents fear the owners will not do the survey if they do not have to, given the costs, and they feel that because the borough council did it last time, it should do so again.

From BBC

"These were really quite difficult, challenging conditions to have to be working in and to try and gather evidence," the superintendent explains.

From BBC

Just two weeks after she moved into rental accommodation in London to start her first year at university, Faith was suddenly told she would have to move back to her home city of Birmingham as lockdown began.

From BBC

Families often have to pay their own fees for assessments, reports and representation, which can cost thousands.

From BBC