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 native of Pennsylvania, he’ll also have to establish roots in new territory after having spent his entire life on the East Coast.

From Los Angeles Times

I drove over to downtown Los Angeles’ Garment District, a neighborhood that wasn’t unsafe per se, but one I’d never visit if I didn’t have to.

From Salon

Manchester United did not have to play particularly well to beat Crystal Palace on Sunday, and Eagles boss Oliver Glasner moaned afterwards about the club's failure to bring players in over the summer.

From BBC

I get it - you have to leave when your stock is high, and Glasner's certainly is at the moment.

From BBC

But I do have to say that being among the Palace fans at Wembley was honestly the closest thing I've seen to an actual religious experience.

From BBC