"должно быть" meaning in Russian

See должно быть in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: [dɐɫʐˈno bɨtʲ] Forms: должно́ быть [canonical], dolžnó bytʹ [romanization]
Head templates: {{ru-adv|должно́ быть}} должно́ быть • (dolžnó bytʹ)
  1. Used as a parenthetical to express a speaker's opinion that something is certain, analogously to English "must". Synonyms: наве́рное
    Sense id: en-должно_быть-ru-adv-A66cEB-D Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Russian entries with incorrect language header
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    {
      "form": "должно́ быть",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "dolžnó bytʹ",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ru",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "She must've been so frightened. (literally, “She, (it) must be, was so frightened.”)",
          "roman": "Oná, dolžnó bytʹ, bylá tak napúgana.",
          "text": "Она́, должно́ быть, была́ так напу́гана.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Used as a parenthetical to express a speaker's opinion that something is certain, analogously to English \"must\"."
      ],
      "id": "en-должно_быть-ru-adv-A66cEB-D",
      "links": [
        [
          "must",
          "must#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "наве́рное"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[dɐɫʐˈno bɨtʲ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "должно быть"
}
{
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    {
      "form": "должно́ быть",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "Pages with entries",
        "Russian adverbs",
        "Russian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Russian lemmas",
        "Russian multiword terms",
        "Russian terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Russian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "She must've been so frightened. (literally, “She, (it) must be, was so frightened.”)",
          "roman": "Oná, dolžnó bytʹ, bylá tak napúgana.",
          "text": "Она́, должно́ быть, была́ так напу́гана.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Used as a parenthetical to express a speaker's opinion that something is certain, analogously to English \"must\"."
      ],
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        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "наве́рное"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[dɐɫʐˈno bɨtʲ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "должно быть"
}

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