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necessary

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nec·es·sar·y  (ns-sr)
adj.
1. Absolutely essential. See Synonyms at indispensable.
2. Needed to achieve a certain result or effect; requisite: the necessary tools.
3.
a. Unavoidably determined by prior conditions or circumstances; inevitable: the necessary results of overindulgence.
b. Logically inevitable.
4. Required by obligation, compulsion, or convention: made the necessary apologies.
n. pl. nec·es·sar·ies
Something indispensable.

[Middle English necessarie, from Old French necessaire, from Latin necessrius, from necesse; see ked- in Indo-European roots.]

necessary
Adjective
1. needed in order to obtain the desired result: the necessary skills
2. certain or unavoidable: the necessary consequences
Noun
1. the necessary Informal the money required for a particular purpose
2. do the necessary Informal to do something that is necessary in a particular situation
See also necessaries [Latin necessarius indispensable]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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"
thing - a separate and self-contained entity
desideratum - something desired as a necessity; "the desiderata for a vacation are time and money"
must - a necessary or essential thing; "seat belts are an absolute must"
need, want - anything that is necessary but lacking; "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"; "I tried to supply his wants"
Adj.1.necessary - absolutely essential
obligatory - morally or legally constraining or binding; "attendance is obligatory"; "an obligatory contribution"
essential - basic and fundamental; "the essential feature"
indispensable - not to be dispensed with; essential; "foods indispensable to good nutrition"
unnecessary, unneeded - not necessary
2.necessary - unavoidably determined by prior circumstances; "the necessary consequences of one's actions"
inevitable - incapable of being avoided or prevented; "the inevitable result"

necessary
adjective 2. inevitable, certain, unavoidable, inescapable << OPPOSITE avoidable
Translations
necessary [ˈnɛsɪsrɪ] adjnecesario, preciso;
he did all that was necessary → hizo todo lo necesario;
if necessary → si es necesario

necessary [ˈnɛsɪsrɪ] adjnécessaire;
if necessary → si besoin est, le cas échéant

necessary [ˈnɛsɪsrɪ] adjnotwendig, nötig (= inevitable); unausweichlich;
if necessary → wenn nötig, nötigenfalls;
it is necessary to ... → man muss ...

necessary [ˈnɛsɪsrɪ] adjnecessario/a;
if necessary → se necessario

necessary
adj necessary [ˈnesisəri]
needed; essential Is it necessary to sign one's name?; I shall do all that is necessary. noodsaaklik ضَروري необходим nezbytný, nutný nødvendig notwendig απαραίτητος, αναγκαίος necesario vajalik ضروری välttämätön, tarpeellinen nécessaire נָחוּץ आवश्यक, अनिवार्य potrebno,obavezno szükséges perlu nauðsynlegur necessario 必要な 필요한 būtinas, reikalingas nepieciešams perlu nodig nødvendig, påkrevd niezbędny necessário necesar необходимый nutný potreben neophodan nödvändig, behövlig จำเป็น gerekli, lâzım 必要的,必需的 необхідний, потрібний ضروري cần thiết 必要的
adv necesˈsarily [-ˈse-]
noodwendig ضَرورِيّاً необходимо nevyhnutelně, nutně nødvendigt notwendig απαραίτητα, κατ' ανάγκη necesariamente tingimata لزوما välttämättä nécessairement בְּהֶכרֵחַ अनिवार्य रूप से nužno,bezuvjetno szükségképpen perlu nauðsynlega necessariamente 必然的に 반드시, 필연적으로 būtinai, neišvengiamai noteikti, katrā ziņā semestinya noodzakelijk nødvendigvis koniecznie necessariamente (în mod) nece­sar; neapărat обязательно nutne nujno neophodno nödvändigt, behövligt อย่างจำเป็น zorunlu olarak, ister istemez 必要地 необхідно, потрібно ضروري طور پر nhất thiết 必要
v necessitate [niˈsesiteit]
to make necessary Re-building the castle would necessitate spending a lot of money. genoodsaaklik maak, noodsaak يَسْتَلْزِم، يَتَطَلَّب изисквам vynutit si nødvendiggøre erfordern επιβάλλω, κάνω κτ. απαραίτητο necesitar, exigir eeldama, nõudma مستلزم بودن edellyttää rendre nécessaire, nécessiter לְהַצרִיך मजबूर करना zahtijevati,iziskivati szükségessé tesz mengharuskan útheimta; gera nauðsynlegt rendere necessario 必要とする ...을 필요로 하다, ...을 수반하다 (pa)reikalauti, (pri)versti izraisīt nepieciešamību menyebabkan keperluan noodzaken nødvendiggjøre wymagać necessitar a necesita, a reclama делать необходимым; неизбежно влечь за собой vynútiť si zahtevati zahtevati nödvändiggöra, kräva ทำให้ (บางสิ่ง) จำเป็น gerektirmek, zorunlu kılmak 使成為必需 робити необхідним ضروري بنانا cần phải có 使
n necessity [niˈsesəti]
something needed or essential Food is one of the necessities of life. noodsaaklikheid ضَرورَه необходимост nezbytnost, nutnost nødvendighed die Notwendigkeit ανάγκη, αναγκαιότητα necesidad paratamatus اضطرار välttämättömyys chose nécessaire צוֹרֶך आवश्यकता, अनिवार्यता potreba,neophodnost szükség(let) kebutuhan nauðsyn necessità, cosa necessaria 必要 필수품 būtinybė, būtinas daiktas/reikalas nepieciešamība keperluan behoefte nødvendighet, behov, trang konieczność necessidade necesitate необходимость nevyhnutnosť potreba potreba nödvändighet, livsvillkor สิ่งจำเป็น ihtiyaç, zorunluluk 必需品 необхідність; настійна потреба ضرورت sự cần thiết; phần tất yếu


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Thus disease and health are naturally present in the body of an animal, and it is necessary that either the one or the other should be present in the body of an animal.
It was necessary that Romulus should not remain in Alba, and that he should be abandoned at his birth, in order that he should become King of Rome and founder of the fatherland.
But, in order that the moon should reach the zenith of a given place, it is necessary that the place should not exceed in latitude the declination of the luminary; in other words, it must be comprised within the degrees 0@ and 28@ of lat.
 
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