"had to" meaning in All languages combined

See had to on Wiktionary

Phrase [英語]

  1. have toの過去形・過去分詞。~しなければならなかった、~せざるをえなかった
    Sense id: ja-had_to-en-phrase-HRsL7ezy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hadda
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    "I had to act more aggressively.",
    "積極的に行動せざるを得なかった。",
    "cf. In hindsight, I should have/ought to have acted more aggressively.",
    "あとから考えると、積極的に行動しなければいけなかった(実際には積極的でなかった)。"
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    "I had to act more aggressively.",
    "積極的に行動せざるを得なかった。",
    "cf. In hindsight, I should have/ought to have acted more aggressively.",
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    {
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