Must Not

Definition: Must Not

Must Not

Verb

1. Be not allowed to.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonym: Must Not

Crosswords: Must Not

The son of Skywalker must not become a Jedi. (Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back; writing credit: George Lucas; Leigh Brackett)

I You must not excite yourself. (Sleepy Hollow; writing credit: Kevin Yagher)

My dear Adso, we must not allow ourselves to be influenced by irrational rumors of the Antichrist, hmm? Let us instead exercise our brains and try to solve this tantalizing conundrum. (Name der Rose, Der; writing credit: Andrew Birkin; Gérard Brach)

People starve, but we must not grow food. (The Killing Fields; writing credit: Bruce Robinson)

Romeo must not live! (Romeo + Juliet; writing credit: Craig Pearce)

People looking for truth, we must not fail them now (Both Sides Of The Story; performing artist: Phil Collins)

Humor must not professedly teach and it must not professedly preach, but it must do both if it would live forever. (references; author: Mark Twain)

Moenjodaro: The City That Must Not Die (1972)

Curfew Must Not Ring Tonight (1923)

Business Must Not Interfere (1913)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Animals : Why They Must Not Be Brutalized (reference)

• I must not rock (reference)

• The show must not go on (reference)

• Things That Must Not Be Forgotten: A Childhood in Wartime China (reference)

  (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Curfew must not ring tonight, or the untold grievance of an untolled church bell. Credit: Library of Congress.

Col. Sherrell, Supt. of Public Buildings and Grounds, has issued an order that bathing suits at the Wash[ington] bathing beach must not be over six inches above the knee ... Credit: Library of Congress.

Portugal must not become the next Chile!. Credit: Library of Congress.

The Oppressed peoples and nations must not pin their hopes for liberation on the "sensibleness" of imperialism and its lackeys. They will only triumph by strengthening their unity and perservering in their struggle. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Thirdly, They must not raise taxes on the property of the people, without the consent of the people, given by themselves, or their deputies. (Second Treatise of Government)

The armed forces of Germany must not include any military or naval air forces. (reference)

We surely must not let that happen again. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence. (Delivered on the steps at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1956)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Such talent as hers must not be suffered to remain unknown.

MARY thinks a train met on arrival must not be counted, even when met on a previous occasion.

My sister, do not make signs to me that I must not talk.

O, my fair cousin, I must not say so.

His goodness must not be a partial and transitory act, but a constant superfluity, which costs him nothing and of which he is unconscious.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

For regeneration to be successful, axons must not only grow but also find and connect to appropriate targets. (references)

The symptoms must have persisted or recurred during six or more consecutive months of illness and must not have predated the fatigue. (references)

These symptoms must have persisted or recurred during 6 or more consecutive months of illness and must not have predated the fatigue. (references)

Business

Parliament sets annual spending targets that must not be exceeded. (references)

In other words, foreign products must not be subjected to discrimination. (references)

The particular procurement must not fall under Germany's exceptions to the agreement. (references)

Civil Liberties

China

Once established, groups are required to submit to regular oversight and "obey the Constitution, laws, and national policies." They must not "damage national unity, or upset ethnic harmony." Violators (groups that disobey guidelines or unregistered groups that continue to operate) may face administrative punishment or criminal charges. (references)

Discrimination

Indonesia

However, guidelines adopted in the past 20 years also state that women's participation in the development process must not conflict with their role in improving family welfare and the education of the younger generation. (references)

Economic History

Ecuador

The company's name must not be similar to that of an existing company. (references)

Human Rights

China

Xiao stressed that the courts must not only fight corruption in society at large, but also corruption within the courts. (references)

Trade

Singapore

Pictorial illustrations must not mislead about the true nature or origin of the food. (references)

Italy

Dual labeling information is permitted, but the non-metric information must not predominate. (references)

Travel

Argentina

They must not be resident in Argentina and must be covered for contingencies such as old age, disability or death by the law of their own country. (references)

Women

Venezuela

The 1990 Labor Code specifies that employers must not discriminate against women with regard to pay or working conditions, must not fire them during pregnancy or for 1 year after giving birth, must grant them unpaid leave and benefits for 6 weeks before the birth of a child and 12 weeks after, and must provide them with 10 weeks of unpaid leave if they legally adopt children under 3 years of age. (references)

Worker Rights

Iceland

Their work hours must not exceed the ordinary work-hours of adults in the same occupation. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "must not": i must not ♦ you must not look a gift horse in the mouth. Additional references.

Albanian

nuk duhet të. (various references)

Arabic 

‏ممنوع (barred, forbidden, prohibited), ‏محظور (forbidden, illicit, prohibitive, unlawful). (various references)

Bulgarian 

не трябва. (various references)

Chinese 

不能 (cannot, should not), 不許 (can't, not allow), 不要 (don't!), 不得 (cannot, may not, not be allowed), 不可 (cannot, should not), 別 (another, awkward, classify, contrary, depart, difficult, distinguish, do not, leave, other, separate, to pin). (various references)

Czech

nesmìt. (various references)

Danish

ved poleringen foer den metallografiske undersoegelse maa slibets kanter ikke afrundes (micrographic polishing must not make the edges of the section round), valsetraaden skal vaere lunkerfri og skal leveres passende afklippet i mindst den ene ende (wire rod must not show shrink holes and must be delivered properly cropped at least at one end), rørmaterialer til denne gas må ikke indeholde over 63 procent kobber (piping material for this gas must not contain over 63 per cent of copper), kromering, d.v.s. diffusion af Cr, maa ikke forveksles med forkromning eller med kromatering (chromizing - diffusion of chronium - must not be confused with chromium plating or chromating RF Webster; Osborne), foranstaltninger maa ikke gaa ud over,hvad der er absolut noedvendigt for at afhjaelpe vanskelighederne (the measures must not be wider in scope than is strictly necessary to remedy the difficulties), fillere skal vaere fremstillet af egnet stenmateriale og maa ikke indeholde organiske og ekspanderende bestanddele i skadeligt omfang (fillers must be prepared from suitable rock and must not contain a damaging quantity of organic materiel liable to heave/swell/), der må ikke forellige omgåelse af loven (the law must not have been contravened), anloebningstemperaturen maa ikke vaere for hoej,hvis et for stort fald i haardheden skal undgaas (if a decrease in hardness is to be avoided, the tempering temperature must not be too high). (various references)

Dutch

walsdraad mag geen resten van gietfouten bevatten en moet aan ten minste één uiteinde op passende wijze zijn afgezaagd (wire rod must not show shrink holes and must be delivered properly cropped at least at one end), vulstoffen dienen uit geschikt gesteente te worden vervaardigd en mogen geen schadelijke hoeveelheden verontreinigingen bevatten,d.w.z.organisch materiaal en bestanddelen die in bepaalde omstandigheden gaan zwellen (fillers must be prepared from suitable rock and must not contain a damaging quantity of organic materiel liable to heave/swell/), leidingmateriaal voor dit gas mag niet meer dan 63 procent koper bevatten (piping material for this gas must not contain over 63 per cent of copper), het polijsten voor het microscopisch onderzoek mag de scherpe randen van het preparaat niet afronden (micrographic polishing must not make the edges of the section round), geen wetsontduiking heeft plaatsgevonden (the law must not have been contravened), ehromeren, diffusie van chroom, niet te verwarren met verschromen noch met chromateren (chromizing - diffusion of chronium - must not be confused with chromium plating or chromating RF Webster; Osborne), de maatregelen mogen niet verder reiken dan strikt overmijdelijk is om de moeilijkheden te overwinnen (the measures must not be wider in scope than is strictly necessary to remedy the difficulties), als een vermindering van de hardheid vermeden moet worden,mag de ontlaattemperatuur niet te hoog zijn (if a decrease in hardness is to be avoided, the tempering temperature must not be too high). (various references)

Finnish

häntä ei saa sotkea (he must not get involved in). (various references)

French

les mesures doivent ne pas excéder la portée strictement indispensable pour remédier aux difficultés (the measures must not be wider in scope than is strictly necessary to remedy the difficulties), les fines doivent provenir de roches appropriées et ne doivent pas contenir des quantités préjudiciables de produits organiques ou susceptibles de gonfler (fillers must be prepared from suitable rock and must not contain a damaging quantity of organic materiel liable to heave/swell/), les canalisations ne doivent pas contenir plus de 63 pour cent de cuivre pour ce gaz (piping material for this gas must not contain over 63 per cent of copper), le polissage micrographique ne doit pas arrondir les arêtes de la coupe (micrographic polishing must not make the edges of the section round), le fil-machine ne doit pas présenter de retassure et doit être livré convenablement ébouté � une extrémité au moins (wire rod must not show shrink holes and must be delivered properly cropped at least at one end), la température de revenu ne peut pas être trop élevée pour éviter une diminution trop importante de la dureté (the tempering temperature must not be too high), il importe que cette action exclue tout recours au protectionnisme qui, par ses effets en chaîne, pourrait compromettre la relance économique (this must not involve any recourse to protectionist measures which), Chromatisation, diffusion de chrome, � ne pas confondre avec chromage ou chr (chromizing - diffusion of chronium - must not be confused with chromium plating or chromating RF Webster; Osborne), absence de fraude � la loi (the law must not have been contravened). (various references)

German

Rohrleitungsmaterial für das Gas darf nicht mehr als 63 Prozent Kupfer enthalten (piping material for this gas must not contain over 63 per cent of copper), ich darf nicht (I must not), Fueller muessen aus geeignetem Gestein hergestellt sein und duerfen keine organischen und quellfaehigen Bestandteile in schaedlichen Mengen enthalten (fillers must be prepared from suitable rock and must not contain a damaging quantity of organic materiel liable to heave/swell/), eine Gesetzesumgehung liegt nicht vor (the law must not have been contravened), die Massnahmen duerfen nicht ueber das zur Behebung der Schwierigkeiten unbedingt erforderliche Ausmass hinausgehen (the measures must not be wider in scope than is strictly necessary to remedy the difficulties), die Anlasstemperatur darf nicht zu hoch sein, soll ein zu starker Haerteabfall vermieden werden (if a decrease in hardness is to be avoided, the tempering temperature must not be too high), der Walzdraht muss lunkerfrei und wenigstens an einem Ende ausreichend geschopft sein (wire rod must not show shrink holes and must be delivered properly cropped at least at one end), Chromieren, d i Diffusion von Chrom, nicht zu verwechsel mit verchromen oder chromatieren (chromizing - diffusion of chronium - must not be confused with chromium plating or chromating RF Webster; Osborne), bei diesem Vorgehen muss jede Form von Protektionismus, der durch seine Kettenwirkung den wirtschaftlichen Wiederaufschwung in Frage stellen koennte, ausgeschlossen werden (by setting up a chain reaction could jeopardize economic revival, this must not involve any recourse to protectionist measures which), bei der Vorbereitung der Proben durch Schleifen und Polieren fuer eine metallographische Untersuchung duerfen die Kanten der Schliffprobe nicht abgerundet werden (micrographic polishing must not make the edges of the section round). (various references)

Greek 

έλλειψη καταστρατηγήσεως του νόμου (the law must not have been contravened), η θερμοκρασία επαναφοράς δεν πρέπει να είναι πολύ υψηλή για αποφυγή σημαντικής μείωσης της σκληρότητας (if a decrease in hardness is to be avoided, the tempering temperature must not be too high), εγχρωμίωση,διάχυση του χρωμίου,δεν πρέπει να συγχέεται με την επιχρωμίωση ή την χρωμίωση (chromizing - diffusion of chronium - must not be confused with chromium plating or chromating RF Webster; Osborne), Τα λεπτόκοκκα υλικά πρέπει να προέρχονται από κατάλληλο πέτρωμα και δεν πρέπει να περιέχουν,σε επιζήμιες ποσότητες,ουσίες οργανικές ή επι� (fillers must be prepared from suitable rock and must not contain a damaging quantity of organic materiel liable to heave/swell/), τα μέτρα δεν επιτρέπεται να υπερβαίνουν τα απολύτως απαραίτητα όρια για την αντιμετώπιση των δυσχερειών (the measures must not be wider in scope than is strictly necessary to remedy the difficulties), το υλικό των σωληνώσεων για αυτό το αέριο δεν πρέπει να περιέχει πάνω από 63 επί τοις εκατό χαλκό (piping material for this gas must not contain over 63 per cent of copper). (various references)

Hungarian

nem szabad neki. (various references)

Italian

tali misure non devono andare oltre la portata strettamente indispensabile a ovviare alle difficolt� (the measures must not be wider in scope than is strictly necessary to remedy the difficulties), la vergella non deve presentare tracce del cono di ritiro e deve essere fornita convenientemente spuntata almeno ad una estremita' (wire rod must not show shrink holes and must be delivered properly cropped at least at one end), la temperatura di rinvenimento non deve essere troppo alta se deve evitarsi una caduta di durezza eccessiva (if a decrease in hardness is to be avoided, the tempering temperature must not be too high), la lucidatura micrografica non deve arrotondare gli spigoli della sezione (micrographic polishing must not make the edges of the section round), il materiale delle tubazioni per questo gas non deve contenere oltre il 63 por cent di rame (piping material for this gas must not contain over 63 per cent of copper), i fillers devono essere ricavati da rocce appropriate e non devono contenere elementi organici o rigonfianti in misura pregiudizievole (fillers must be prepared from suitable rock and must not contain a damaging quantity of organic materiel liable to heave/swell/), cromizzazione - diffusione di cromo - non va confusa con l cromatura, né con cromatazione (chromizing - diffusion of chronium - must not be confused with chromium plating or chromating RF Webster; Osborne), assenza di frode alla legge (the law must not have been contravened). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

罷り成らぬ (not be allowed), 勿れ (be not, do not), 勿 (be not, do not), 可からず (do not, should not). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

なかれ (be not, do not), べからず (do not, should not), まかりならぬ (not be allowed), ぶつ (be not, buddha, Buddhism, do not, to hit, to strike), もち (be not, birdlime, charge, do not, draw, durability, hold, in charge, keep possession, life, sticky rice cake, usage, wear). (various references)

Pig Latin

ustmay otnay

Portuguese

o polimento micrográfico não deve arredondar as arestas do corte (micrographic polishing must not make the edges of the section round), o material da canalização para este gás não deve conter mais do que 63 por cento de cobre (piping material for this gas must not contain over 63 per cent of copper), o fio laminado não deve apresentar rechupe e deve ser fornecido convenientemente despontado numa extremidade pelo menos (wire rod must not show shrink holes and must be delivered properly cropped at least at one end), inexistência de fraude � lei (the law must not have been contravened), finos:dilatar.Os finos devem provir de rochas apropriadas e não devem conter quantidades prejudiciais de produtos orgânicos ou susceptíveis de dilatar (fillers must be prepared from suitable rock and must not contain a damaging quantity of organic materiel liable to heave/swell/), as medidas não devem exceder o estritamente indispensável para sanar as dificuldades (the measures must not be wider in scope than is strictly necessary to remedy the difficulties). (various references)

Romanian

calul de dar nu se cautã la dinţi (never look a gift horse in the mouth, you must not look a gift horse in the mouth). (various references)

Russian 

нельзя. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

ne sme. (various references)

Spanish

no tener que. (various references)

Swedish

får inte (cannot, can't, mustn't). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: muttons.

-1 letter: mounts, mutons, mutton, utmost.

-2 letters: motts, mount, muons, muton, mutts, notum, snout, stout, stunt, tonus, touts.

-3 letters: mons, most, mots, mott, muns, muon, must, muts, mutt, noms, nous, nuts, onus, oust, outs, smut, snot, stum, stun, sumo, toms, tons, tost, tots, tout, tuns, tuts, unto.

-4 letters: mon, mos, mot, mun, mus, mut, nom, nos.

+2 letters: misbutton, mutations, strontium, tautonyms.

+3 letters: automatons, autonomist, catamounts, misbuttons, muttonfish, nonmutants, strontiums, stuntwoman, stuntwomen.

+4 letters: amputations, automations, autonomists, imputations, maturations, misbuttoned, mistutoring, multipiston, mutilations, muttonchops, natatoriums, outsmarting, stimulation, tautonymies, tournaments.

+5 letters: antimosquito, cementitious, commutations, computations, contemptuous, cottonmouths, countermyths, intuitionism, masturbation, menstruation, micturitions, misbuttoning, misquotation, mountaintops, muttonfishes, nimbostratus, noctambulist, permutations, portmanteaus, southernmost, stimulations, thunderstorm, tumefactions.

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