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.

Examples of have (got) to go in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The instrument is capable of penetrating up to 330 feet below the surface, but Zhurong did not have to go nearly that deep to hit paydirt. —Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025

Glass Block Windows When working on a client’s home, if the bathroom has a glass block window or wall, interior designer Zoe Feldman knows that those have to go immediately. —Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2025

Any path to emissions reductions will have to go through the global South, because that is where substantial growth in energy demand will be. —Daniel Yergin, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025

As for team names, the Texas team would have to go with the Texas Wedges. —Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025