have (got) to go
idiom
1
: to be required to leave
I've got to go. I have a dentist appointment.
2
: to need to be gotten rid of
These old boxes have (got) to go.
3
informal
: to use the toilet
One of the children said he had to go.
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The independent North London school is coeducational, meaning all three of their children could potentially go there, whereas Eton is an all boys school, meaning Princess Charlotte would have to go somewhere else.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
The billionaire and Tesla CEO ceded that any stimulus from DOGE's dubious savings would have to go through a congressional vote.
—James Powel, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
Trump has not shown himself too concerned with constitutional or statutory constraints; the courts and Congress don’t have to go along.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025
To advance to the Elite Eight and beyond, most things have to go right.
—Tobias Bass, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
The billionaire and Tesla CEO ceded that any stimulus from DOGE's dubious savings would have to go through a congressional vote.
—James Powel, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
Trump has not shown himself too concerned with constitutional or statutory constraints; the courts and Congress don’t have to go along.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025
To advance to the Elite Eight and beyond, most things have to go right.
—Tobias Bass, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for have (got) to go
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“Have (got) to go.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%20%28got%29%20to%20go. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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