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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Because of the damage to Tropicana, the Rays this year have to play at the New York Yankees’ minor-league complex, and might have to go there again in 2026 as well.
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Evan Drellich, The Athletic, 10 Mar. 2025
For now, Green will have to go back to the drawing board and determine what his next move is.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
Black History Month 2022 Artwork from the Black Lives Matter memorial has a new home: the Library of Congress
The next day, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser released a statement suggesting that the mural will have to go.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 8 Mar. 2025
Scheppler’s band of gunners will have to go on the road to No. 3 SRV as the No. 6 seed on Wednesday.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2025
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Evan Drellich, The Athletic, 10 Mar. 2025
For now, Green will have to go back to the drawing board and determine what his next move is.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
Black History Month 2022 Artwork from the Black Lives Matter memorial has a new home: the Library of Congress
The next day, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser released a statement suggesting that the mural will have to go.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 8 Mar. 2025
Scheppler’s band of gunners will have to go on the road to No. 3 SRV as the No. 6 seed on Wednesday.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2025
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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 13 Mar. 2025.
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