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Webster 1913 Edition
Must
Must
(mŭst)
, Verb.
I.
or auxiliary[OE.
moste
, a pret. generally meaning, could, was free to, pres. mot
, moot
, AS. mōste
, pret. mōt
, pres.; akin to D. moetan
to be obliged, OS. mōtan
to be free, to be obliged, OHG. muozan
, G. müssen
to be obliged, Sw. måste
must, Goth. gamōtan
to have place, have room, to able; of unknown origin.] 1.
To be obliged; to be necessitated; – expressing either physical or moral necessity;
as, a man
must
eat for nourishment; we must
submit to the laws.2.
To be morally required; to be necessary or essential to a certain quality, character, end, or result;
as, he
must
reconsider the matter; he must
have been insane.Likewise
must
the deacons be grave. 1 Tim. iii. 8.
Morover, he [a bishop]
must
have a good report of them which are without. 1 Tim. iii. 7.
☞ The principal verb, if easily supplied by the mind, was formerly often omitted when must was used;
as, I
. “I must to Coventry.” must
awayShak.
1.
The expressed juice of the grape, or other fruit, before fermentation.
“These men ben full of must.” Wyclif (Acts ii. 13.).
No fermenting
must
fills . . . the deep vats. Longfellow.
Must
,Verb.
T.
& I.
To make musty; to become musty.
Webster 1828 Edition
Must
MUST
,Verb.
I.
1.
To be obliged; to be necessitated. It expresses both physical and moral necessity. A man must eat for nourishment, and he must sleep for refreshment. We must submit to the laws or be exposed to punishment. A bill in a legislative body must have three readings before it can pass to be enacted.2.
It expresses moral fitness or propriety, as necessary or essential to the character or end proposed. 'Deacons must be grave,' 'a bishop must have a good report of them that are without.' 1 Tim.3.MUST
,Noun.
New wine; wine pressed from the grape but not fermented.
MUST
,Verb.
T.
MUST
,Verb.
I.