have to

Idioms and Phrases

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.

Example Sentences

Those brands will either have to absorb tariffs or raise costs and quality to compete with mainstream brands, he said.

From Salon

Consumers might also have to readjust in terms of accepting that artificially low prices won't be viable for some products.

From Salon

How’s this all going over in the Senate, which will have to confirm Gaetz’s appointment by majority vote, unless Trump tries some sort of end-around “adjournment” and “recess appointment” gambit that would create an instant constitutional crisis?

From Slate

We will have to wait and see whether the Court of Criminal Appeals agrees or whether it will find that some other factor outweighs Lucio’s innocence and justifies letting the state put her to death.

From Slate

Addressing foreign ambassadors in Jerusalem, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said that, in any agreement, Israel “will have to maintain our freedom to act if there will be violations”, but he did not give details about what that would entail.

From BBC