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must

US /mʌst/

modal Foundation · A2 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

a necessary or essential thing

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

All visitors must wear a badge while inside the building.

Word Family

NounNoun
must gốc mustiness
VerbVerb
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AdjectiveAdj
must gốc musty
AdverbAdv
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Collocations

  • Easy you must go
    a collocation phrase: you must go
  • Medium a must-have productivity tool for teams
    referring to a must-have productivity tool for teams
  • Hard statutory compliance that must be maintained
    describing statutory compliance that must be maintained (relating to or created by statutes)
  • Very Hard needs must when circumstances compel surrender
    to needs must when circumstances compel surrender, meaning to require as useful, just, or proper

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