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Definitions

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have to		©
1. v. Must; need to; to be required to. Indicates obligation.
I just have to have that shirt;  you have to wear a seat belt
2. v. (with be) Must (logical conclusion).
that has to be the postman;  it has to be an electrical fault
Analysis
have		©
Additional archaic forms are second-person singular present tense hast, third-person singular present tense hath, present participle haveing, and second-person singular past tense hadst.
1. v. To possess, own, hold.
I have a house and a car.
Look what I have here — a frog I found on the street!
2. v. To be related in some way to (with the object identifying the relationship).
to		©
1. part. A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive.
I want to leave.
He asked me what to do.
I don’t know how to say it.
I have places to go and people to see.

Example Sentences

You don't have to do that.  When do you have to have it?  You have to hand it to her.  How young do you have to be?  I don't have to answer that?

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