necessary

necessary: ne|ces|sa|ry¹ W1S1 [ˈnesısəri US -seri] adj

[Date: 1300-1400; : Latin; Origin: necessarius, from necesse 'necessary', from ne- 'not' + cedere 'to give up']

1.) something that is necessary is what you need to have or need to do

→↑essential

▪ The booklet provides all the necessary information about the college.

▪ No further changes were considered necessary.

absolutely/really necessary

▪ The police are advising motorists to travel only if their journey is absolutely necessary.

it is necessary (for sb) to do sth

▪ It's not necessary to wear a tie.

▪ The doctor says it may be necessary for me to have an operation.

make it necessary (for sb) to do sth

▪ Falling profits made it necessary to restructure the business.

necessary for (doing) sth

▪ A good diet is necessary for maintaining a healthy body.

if/when/where necessary

▪ I'll stay up all night, if necessary, to get it finished.

2.) necessary connection/consequence etc

a connection, result etc that must exist and cannot be avoided

▪ The closure of the factory was a necessary consequence of increased competition from abroad.

3.) a necessary evil

something bad or unpleasant that you have to accept in order to achieve what you want

▪ Mr Hurst regarded work as a necessary evil.

necessary ²

necessary² n

1.) necessaries [plural]

things such as food or basic clothes that you need in order to live

2.) do the necessary

BrE spoken to do what is necessary

▪ Leave it to me - I'll do the necessary.

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Synonyms:

Inevitable, unavoidable, that must be, Requisite, requirement, necessity, essential, indispensable thing, sine qua non / Requisite, essential, indispensable, needful, that cannot be spared, Privy, jakes, water-closet, back-house / Involuntary

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necessary — I (inescapable) adjective avoidless, certain, choiceless, compelling, constraining, decided, decreed, designated, destined, expected, fated, fateful, fixed, foreordained, imminent, impending, ineluctable, includible, inevitable, inexorable,… … Law dictionary
Necessary — Nec es*sa*ry, a. [L. necessarius, from necesse unavoidable, necessary; of uncertain origin: cf. F. n[ e]cessaire.] 1. Such as must be; impossible to be otherwise; not to be avoided; inevitable. [1913 Webster] Death, a necessary end, Will come… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
necessary — [nes′ə ser΄ē] adj. [ME < L necessarius < necesse, unavoidable, necessary < ne , not + cedere, to give way: see CEDE] 1. that cannot be dispensed with; essential; indispensable [the nutriments necessary to life] 2. resulting from… … English World dictionary
Necessary — may refer to: Something that is a required condition for something else to be the case, see necessary and sufficient condition. A necessary truth, something that cannot fail to be true, see logical possibility. An important task or essential… … Wikipedia
necessary — ► ADJECTIVE 1) required to be done, achieved, or present; needed. 2) that must be; inevitable: a necessary result. ► NOUN 1) (necessaries) the basic requirements of life, such as food and warmth. 2) (the necessary) informal the action, item, or… … English terms dictionary
Necessary — Nec es*sa*ry, n.; pl. {Necessaries}. 1. 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. [1913 Webster] 2. A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
necessary — [adj1] essential all important, basic, binding, bottom line*, cardinal, chief, compelling, compulsory, crucial, decisive, de rigueur*, elementary, exigent, expedient, fundamental, imperative, incumbent on, indispensable, mandatory, momentous,… … New thesaurus
necessary — necessary/contingent truths … Philosophy dictionary
necessary — 1 *needful, requisite, indispensable, essential Analogous words: compelling or compulsory, obliging or obligatory, constraining (see corresponding verbs at FORCE): important, significant, momentous (see corresponding nouns at IMPORTANCE):… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
necessary — 1 adjective 1 something that is necessary is what you need to have or need to do; essential: I ll leave it to you to make all the necessary arrangements. (+ for): Food is necessary for life. | it is necessary (for sb) to do sth: It s not… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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