dever
Portuguese
/dɨ.ˈveɾ/, /de.ˈve(ʁ)/, /de.ˈveʁ/
verb
Definitions
- should (indicates that an action is considered by the speaker to be obligatory)
- ought (indicates that the subject of the sentence has some obligation to execute the sentence predicate.)
- will likely (indicates that the subject of the sentence is likely to execute the sentence predicate.)
- owe (to be in debt.)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Portuguese dever inherited from Latin dēbēre (must).
Origin
Latin
dēbēre
Gloss
must
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process