have (got) to go

idiom

: to be required to leave

I've got to go. I have a dentist appointment.

: to need to be gotten rid of

These old boxes have (got) to go.

informal : to use the toilet

One of the children said he had to go.

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And guess who's going to have to go fight in those wars? —

CBS News, 3 Nov. 2024 What about our sons that are going to have to go off to war at some point. —

Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 2 Nov. 2024 Prospective voters in those locations, however, will have to go in person and bring key items in order to do so. —

Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2024 North Dakota voters don't have to go through a registration process ahead of Election Day. —

April Rubin, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for have (got) to go

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