"moeten" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Dutch]

IPA: /ˈmutə(n)/ Audio: Nl-moeten.ogg
Rhymes: -utən Etymology: From Middle Dutch moeten, from Old Dutch muotan, from Proto-West Germanic *mōtan, from Proto-Germanic *mōtaną. Cognate with English mote (“may, might”). Unrelated to -moeten in ontmoeten. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|moeten}} Middle Dutch moeten, {{inh|nl|odt|muotan}} Old Dutch muotan, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*mōtan}} Proto-West Germanic *mōtan, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*mōtaną}} Proto-Germanic *mōtaną, {{cog|en|mote||may, might}} English mote (“may, might”), {{m|nl|ontmoeten}} ontmoeten Head templates: {{nl-verb}} moeten Inflection templates: {{nl-conj-irr|moeten}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], moeten [infinitive], moeten [gerund, neuter], moet [first-person, present, singular], moest [first-person, past, singular], moet [present, second-person, singular], moest [past, second-person, singular], moet [formal, present, second-person, singular], moest [formal, past, second-person, singular], moet [Flanders, colloquial, present, second-person, singular], moet [archaic, formal, majestic, present, second-person, singular], moest [Flanders, colloquial, past, second-person, singular], moest [archaic, formal, majestic, past, second-person, singular], moet [present, singular, third-person], moest [past, singular, third-person], moeten [plural, present], moesten [past, plural], moete [archaic, present, singular, subjunctive], moeste [archaic, past, singular, subjunctive], moeten [archaic, plural, present, subjunctive], moesten [archaic, past, plural, subjunctive], moet [imperative, present, singular], moet [archaic, imperative, plural, present], moetend [participle, present], gemoeten [participle, past]
  1. (intransitive) to be necessary, to be required Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-moeten-nl-verb-IDwSL8Fi
  2. (auxiliary) to have to, must Tags: auxiliary Synonyms: verplicht zijn te, hebben te
    Sense id: en-moeten-nl-verb-jw~8V49m
  3. (auxiliary) should, be meant to, be supposed to Tags: auxiliary Synonyms: zou moeten, horen
    Sense id: en-moeten-nl-verb-jOjzIaDd Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 7 4 61 6 22 Disambiguation of Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 3 3 32 3 10 3 4 2 36 5
  4. (intransitive) to have to go, to need to go, must go Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-moeten-nl-verb-GFoP-cIV
  5. (intransitive, informal) to need to go to the toilet Tags: informal, intransitive
    Sense id: en-moeten-nl-verb-UX4j~Ckh

Verb [Middle Dutch]

Etymology: From Old Dutch muotan. Etymology templates: {{dercat|dum|gmw-pro|gem-pro|inh=2}}, {{inh|dum|odt|muotan}} Old Dutch muotan Head templates: {{head|dum|verb|head=|head2=}} moeten, {{dum-verb}} moeten
  1. (auxiliary) to have to, must, to be obliged to Tags: auxiliary
    Sense id: en-moeten-dum-verb-fWL19CCv
  2. (auxiliary) to be allowed to, to have permission to Tags: auxiliary
    Sense id: en-moeten-dum-verb-dXsjabiM
  3. (auxiliary) will, shall Tags: auxiliary
    Sense id: en-moeten-dum-verb-G0P3puEu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [Middle Dutch]

Etymology: From Old Dutch *muoten, from Proto-West Germanic *mōtijan. Etymology templates: {{dercat|dum|gem-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|dum|odt|*muoten}} Old Dutch *muoten, {{inh|dum|gmw-pro|*mōtijan}} Proto-West Germanic *mōtijan Head templates: {{head|dum|verb|head=|head2=}} moeten, {{dum-verb}} moeten
  1. to meet, to come upon
    Sense id: en-moeten-dum-verb-0V16HTbH Categories (other): Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 3 3 32 3 10 3 4 2 36 5
  2. to meet with hostility
    Sense id: en-moeten-dum-verb-x~keWv-H
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for moeten meaning in All languages combined (10.3kB)

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          "expansion": "Afrikaans: moet",
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      "text": "Afrikaans: moet"
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      "text": "Berbice Creole Dutch: mu, muti"
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "to be necessary, to be required"
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        "(intransitive) to be necessary, to be required"
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          "word": "niet hoeven"
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          "english": "He has to / must go.",
          "text": "Hij moet gaan.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Did you have to work tonight?",
          "text": "Moest je nog werken vanavond?",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "to have to, must"
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          "must"
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        "(auxiliary) to have to, must"
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          "word": "verplicht zijn te"
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        {
          "word": "hebben te"
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          "name": "Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
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        {
          "english": "It is meant to be here, but it was stolen. / It should be here, but it was stolen.",
          "text": "Het moet hier zijn, maar het is gestolen.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "You really should not do that.",
          "text": "Dat moet je echt niet doen.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The new law is supposed to come into force on 1 January.",
          "text": "De nieuwe wet moet op 1 januari in werking treden.",
          "type": "example"
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        [
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          "mean"
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          "suppose"
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        "(auxiliary) should, be meant to, be supposed to"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "zou moeten"
        },
        {
          "word": "horen"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "auxiliary"
      ]
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        {
          "word": "niet hoeven"
        }
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        {
          "english": "I still need to go to the supermarket today.",
          "text": "Ik moet nog naar de supermarkt vandaag.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "to have to go, to need to go, must go"
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          "go"
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          "need",
          "need"
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          "must",
          "must"
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        "(intransitive) to have to go, to need to go, must go"
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        "intransitive"
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        {
          "english": "I really need to go!",
          "text": "Ik moet heel nodig!",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "to need to go to the toilet"
      ],
      "id": "en-moeten-nl-verb-UX4j~Ckh",
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          "toilet",
          "toilet"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive, informal) to need to go to the toilet"
      ],
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        "informal",
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈmutə(n)/"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-utən"
    },
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      "text": "Audio"
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}

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          "_dis": "3 3 32 3 10 3 4 2 36 5",
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        "to meet, to come upon"
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        "to meet with hostility"
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        "singular"
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        "formal",
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        "past",
        "second-person",
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        "past",
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    },
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      "form": "moeste",
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        "archaic",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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        "present",
        "subjunctive"
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    {
      "form": "moesten",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "archaic",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "moet",
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        "present",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "moet",
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        "plural",
        "present"
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      "form": "moetend",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "gemoeten",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
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  "lang_code": "nl",
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        "Dutch intransitive verbs"
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      "glosses": [
        "to be necessary, to be required"
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          "required"
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        "intransitive"
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    },
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        {
          "word": "niet hoeven"
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        "Dutch terms with usage examples"
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        {
          "english": "He has to / must go.",
          "text": "Hij moet gaan.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Did you have to work tonight?",
          "text": "Moest je nog werken vanavond?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to have to, must"
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        "(auxiliary) to have to, must"
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          "word": "verplicht zijn te"
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          "word": "hebben te"
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        "auxiliary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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        "Dutch terms with usage examples"
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        {
          "english": "It is meant to be here, but it was stolen. / It should be here, but it was stolen.",
          "text": "Het moet hier zijn, maar het is gestolen.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "You really should not do that.",
          "text": "Dat moet je echt niet doen.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The new law is supposed to come into force on 1 January.",
          "text": "De nieuwe wet moet op 1 januari in werking treden.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "should, be meant to, be supposed to"
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          "word": "horen"
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      "tags": [
        "auxiliary"
      ]
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          "word": "niet hoeven"
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        "Dutch terms with usage examples"
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        {
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          "text": "Ik moet nog naar de supermarkt vandaag.",
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          "go"
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          "must"
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        }
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      "glosses": [
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        "(intransitive, informal) to need to go to the toilet"
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        "informal",
        "intransitive"
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      "rhymes": "-utən"
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    "Middle Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch",
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}

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    "Middle Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch",
    "Middle Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle Dutch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle Dutch verbs",
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      "name": "dercat"
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      "args": {},
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      "glosses": [
        "to meet, to come upon"
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          "come upon",
          "come upon"
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "to meet with hostility"
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}

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