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1. (adj.) necessary
essential, indispensable, or requisite:
a necessary part of the motor.
2. necessary
happening or existing by necessity; unavoidable:
a necessary change in our plans.
3. necessary
acting or proceeding from compulsion or necessity; involuntary.
4. necessary
Logic.
5. necessary
(of a proposition) such that a denial of it involves a self-contradiction.
6. necessary
(of an inference or argument) such that its conclusion cannot be false if its supporting premises are true.
7. necessary
(of a condition) such that it must exist if a given event is to occur or a given thing is to exist.
8. (n.) necessary
something necessary or requisite; necessity.
9. necessary
Chiefly New Eng. a privy or toilet.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME < L necessārius unavoidable, inevitable, needful)
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| Definition of 'necessary' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) necessity, essential, requirement, requisite, necessary
anything indispensable
"food and shelter are necessities of life"; "the essentials of the good life"; "allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions"; "a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained"
2. (adj) necessary
absolutely essential
3. (adj) necessary
unavoidably determined by prior circumstances
"the necessary consequences of one's actions"
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1. (adjective) necessary
needed or essential
We gathered the necessary supplies.; It is not necessary to explain everything.; Is it necessary for everyone to be there?; If necessary, we'll take her to the hospital.
2. necessary
if necessary
unable to be avoided; = inevitable
Suffering is a necessary part of the human experience.
3. necessary
a necessary evil
sth you do not like that you must accept
Work is a necessary evil for most of us.
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| Definition of 'necessary' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) necessary
such as must be; impossible to be otherwise; not to be avoided; inevitable
2. (adj) necessary
impossible to be otherwise, or to be dispensed with, without preventing the attainment of a desired result; indispensable; requiste; essential
3. (adj) necessary
acting from necessity or compulsion; involuntary; -- opposed to free; as, whether man is a necessary or a free agent is a question much discussed
4. (noun) necessary
a thing that is necessary or indispensable to some purpose; something that one can not do without; a requisite; an essential; -- used chiefly in the plural; as, the necessaries of life
5. (noun) necessary
a privy; a water-closet
6. (noun) necessary
such things, in respect to infants, lunatics, and married women, as are requisite for support suitable to station
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Sense: needed; essential
Is it necessary to sign one's name?; I shall do all that is necessary.
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 Afrikaans: noodsaaklik |
 Arabic: ضَروري |
 Bulgarian: необходим |
 Brazilian: necessário |
 Czech: nezbytný, nutný |
 German: notwendig |
 Danish: nødvendig |
 Greek: απαραίτητος, αναγκαίος |
 Spanish: necesario |
 Estonian: vajalik |
 Farsi: ضروری |
 Finnish: välttämätön |
 French: nécessaire |
 Hebrew: נָחוּץ |
 Hindi: आवश्यक, अनिवार्य |
 Croatian: potrebno, obavezno |
 Hungarian: szükséges |
 Indonesian: perlu |
 Icelandic: nauðsynlegur |
 Italian: necessario |
 Japanese: 必要な |
 Korean: 필요한 |
 Lithuanian: būtinas, reikalingas |
 Latvian: nepieciešams |
 Malay: perlu |
 Dutch: nodig |
 Norwegian: nødvendig, påkrevd |
 Polish: niezbędny |
 Persian: ضروری |
 Pashto: اړين،مهم |
 Portuguese: necessário |
 Romanian: necesar |
 Russian: необходимый |
 Slovak: nutný |
 Slovenian: potreben |
 Serbian: neophodan |
 Swedish: nödvändig, behövlig |
 Thai: จำเป็น |
 Turkish: gerekli, lâzım |
 Taiwanese: 必要的，需要的 |
 Ukrainian: необхідний, потрібний |
 Urdu: ضروري |
 Vietnamese: cần thiết |
 Chinese: 必要的，必需的 |
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