"This does not have to go"

Question

I'm watching this pool game, and the commentator keeps saying "this does not have to go" whenever a shot is hard.

Not being a native english speaker I wonder if

https://youtu.be/U_a2zMFGMQE?t=5242

user307254 · Answer

According to Merriam-Webster's Dictionary
(https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%20to):

Have to

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Definition of have to

1—used to say that something is required or necessary

NOTE: There is a difference in meaning between 
not have to, "it is not necessary to,"
 and must not, "is not allowed".

So your sentence means:

"this is not necessary to go"

ElG · Answer

You may subsitute the word "need" with "have" here.

You will also hear people say things, like:

Ugh, do I have to get out of bed?

You have to take your medicine, young man!

I have to pick up some milk at the store.

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