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necessary

UK
/ˈnɛs.ə.sə.ri/
US
/ˈnɛs.əˌsɛr.i/

Translations

necessaryadjective
more necessary
Comp.
most necessary
Super.
UK
/ˈnɛs.ə.sə.ri/
US
/ˈnɛs.əˌsɛr.i/
It is necessary to wear a helmet when riding a motorcycle.
Il est nécessaire de porter un casque lorsqu'on conduit une moto.
Additional translations
inévitableDans le sens de ce qui ne peut pas être autrement; souvent pour des conséquences ou résultats.
Synonyms
crucial
mandatory
obligatory
needed
requisite
essential
required
indispensable
vital
Antonyms
unnecessary
optional
necessarynoun
necessaries
pl
UK
/ˈnes.ə.sər.i/
US
/ˈnes.əˌseri/
un indispensable
Water is a necessary for survival.
L'eau est un indispensable à la survie.
Additional translations
les cabinetsVieilli, surtout régional; pour désigner les toilettes.
Synonyms
necessity
need
requirement
requisite
essential
must
prerequisite
staple
essentiality
necessariesnoun

necessary

necessaries
pl
UK
/ˈnɛs.ə.sə.riːz/
US
/ˈnɛs.əˌsɛr.iz/
nécessitésAu pluriel, pour désigner les besoins ou biens de première nécessité.
The charity focused on providing necessaries such as food and clothing to the homeless community.
L’association s’est attachée à fournir des nécessités telles que de la nourriture et des vêtements aux personnes sans abri.
Additional translations
indispensablesAu pluriel, pour désigner des objets essentiels ou nécessaires dans une situation donnée.
Synonyms
fundamentals
prerequisites
necessities
requirements
essentials

Definitions

necessaryadjective
Required to be done, achieved, or present; needed; essential.
It is necessary to wear a helmet when riding a motorcycle.
Determined, existing, or happening by natural laws or predestination; inevitable.
The necessary outcome of the experiment was a result of the laws of physics.
Logically inevitable; required by the nature of things or by strict inference.
A necessary consequence of the theorem is that the angles are equal.
necessarynoun
A thing that is needed or required.
Water is a necessary for survival.
A toilet; an outhouse or privy (dated, chiefly dialectal).
He excused himself to visit the necessary at the back of the cottage.
necessariesnoun
Items that are essential or indispensable for a particular purpose or situation.
The backpack was filled with necessaries for the camping trip, including a flashlight, a first aid kit, and a map.
Basic requirements or needs, especially those required for maintaining a certain standard of living.
The charity focused on providing necessaries such as food and clothing to the homeless community.
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