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deber

Pronunciation: /deˈbeɾ/

“deber” is a Spanish word. Its 11 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to owe
  2. must, need to, have to (indicates an obligation or requirement)
  3. must (used to indicate that something is likely)
  4. should (indicating opinion or expectation)
  5. should have
  6. will need to
  7. to be due to, to be attributable to, to be the result of, to be caused by

noun

  1. obligation, duty
  2. debt
  3. should, ought (modal noun)
  4. homework

In Spanish

  1. (seguido del infinitivo) Estar o verse obligado de hacer algo.
  2. Tener obligaciones o deudas con alguien.
  3. Adquirir un compromiso de pago.
  4. Estimar que ocurra algún evento.
  5. Algo a que uno esta obligado.
  6. Deuda.
  7. Tarea.

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish dever, from Latin dēbēre (“owe”). Cognates include English due and debt.

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