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21necessary*/*/*/ — [ˈnesəs(ə)ri] adj if something is necessary, you must have it or must do it I don t want to be disturbed unless it s absolutely necessary.[/ex] I can take your place at the meeting tomorrow if necessary.[/ex] What type of clothing is necessary… …
22necessary — {{11}}necessary (adj.) late 14c. needed, required, essential, indispensable, from O.Fr. necessaire necessary, urgent, compelling (13c.), and directly from L. necessarius unavoidable, indispensible, necessary, from necesse unavoidable,… …
23necessary — nec•es•sar•y [[t]ˈnɛs əˌsɛr i[/t]] adj. n. pl. sar•ies 1) essential, indispensable, or requisite: a necessary part of the motor[/ex] 2) cvb happening or existing by necessity; unavoidable: a necessary change in our plans[/ex] 3) acting or… …
24necessary — adjective 1) parental permission is necessary Syn: obligatory, requisite, required, compulsory, mandatory, imperative, needed, de rigueur; essential, indispensable, vital 2) a necessary consequence Syn …
25necessary — adj. & n. adj. 1 requiring to be done, achieved, etc.; requisite, essential (it is necessary to work; lacks the necessary documents). 2 determined, existing, or happening by natural laws, predestination, etc., not by free will; inevitable (a… …
26necessary — (house) obsolete a lavatory The Italian necessario or the French nécessaire: ... the unlucky medicine chest played the same part that Martie Antoinette s nécessaire did in the escape to Vincennes. (N. Mitford, 1945) A… …
27necessary — /ˈnɛsəsɛri / (say nesuhseree), /ˈnɛsəsri / (say nesuhsree) adjective 1. that cannot be dispensed with: a necessary law. 2. happening or existing by necessity. 3. acting or proceeding from compulsion or necessity; not free; involuntary: a… …
28necessary — adjective 1》 required to be done, achieved, or present; needed. 2》 inevitable: a necessary consequence. ↘Philosophy inevitably resulting from the nature of things, so that the contrary is impossible. ↘Philosophy (of an agent) having no… …
29necessary — adjective 1) planning permission is necessary Syn: obligatory, requisite, required, compulsory, mandatory, imperative, needed 2) a necessary consequence Syn: inevitable, unavoidable, inescapable …
30necessary — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English necessarie, from Latin necessarius, from necesse necessary, probably from ne not + cedere to withdraw more at no Date: 14th century 1. a. of an inevitable nature ; inescapable b. (1) logical …
