must not

Verb

Meaning

must not (third-person singular simple present must not, no present participle, no simple past or past participle)

Used to indicate that something is forbidden.
Pedestrians must not cross the road until the light goes green.
Synonyms: must refrain from, be not to

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Antonyms

can may must could would surplusage
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Examples

A Christian must not be fanatical; he must have love for and be sensitive towards all people. Paisios of Mount Athos

Once a woman has forgiven her man, she must not reheat his sins for breakfast. Marlene Dietrich

One cannot and must not try to erase the past merely because it does not fit the present. Golda Meir

He who wants to go fishing must not be afraid of the water. Hungarian Proverb

Не that goes barefoot must not plant thorns. English Proverb

Children and fools must not play with edged tools. English Proverb

Close letter words and terms

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