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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 [ˈnɛsɪsərɪ]
adj
1. needed to achieve a certain desired effect or result; required
2. resulting from necessity; inevitable the necessary consequences of your action
3. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic
a.  (of a statement, formula, etc.) true under all interpretations or in all possible circumstances
b.  (of a proposition) determined to be true by its meaning, so that its denial would be self-contradictory
c.  (of a property) essential, so that without it its subject would not be the entity it is
d.  (of an inference) always yielding a true conclusion when its premises are true; valid
e.  (of a condition) entailed by the truth of some statement or the obtaining of some state of affairs Compare sufficient [2]
4. (Philosophy) Philosophy (in a nonlogical sense) expressing a law of nature, so that if it is in this sense necessary that all As are B, even although it is not contradictory to conceive of an A which is not B, we are licensed to infer that if something were an A it would have to be B
5. Rare compelled, as by necessity or law; not free
n
1. Informal (preceded by the) the money required for a particular purpose
do the necessary Informal to do something that is necessary in a particular situation See also necessaries
[from Latin necessārius indispensable, from necesse unavoidable]
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
1. needed, demanded, required, called for, essential, vital, compulsory, incumbent, mandatory, imperative, indispensable, obligatory, requisite, de rigueur (French), of the essence, needful Is your journey really necessary? Please make all the necessary arrangements.
needed unnecessary, superfluous, expendable, dispensable, nonessential, inessential
2. inevitable, sure, certain, unavoidable, inescapable Wastage was no doubt a necessary consequence of war.
inevitable avoidable, unnecessary
the necessary (Informal) money, means, funds, capital, cash, finances, resources, dough (informal), the readies (informal), dosh (Brit. informal), the wherewithal, wonga (slang) I could always count on her if I was a bit short of the necessary.
Translations
necessary [ˈnesɪsərɪ]
A. ADJ
1. (= required) → necesario
is that really necessary?¿es eso realmente or verdaderamente necesario?
to be necessary to do sthser necesario or preciso hacer algo
is it necessary for us to go?¿es necesario or preciso que vayamos?
if necessarysi es necesario or preciso
don't do more than is necessaryno hagas más de lo necesario
do whatever (is) necessary to find himhaz todo lo posible para encontrarlo
when/where necessarycuando/donde sea necesario or preciso
2. (= inevitable) [consequence, conclusion] → inevitable
a necessary evilun mal necesario
B. N
1. (= what is required) the necessarylo necesario
I'll do the necessaryharé lo que haga falta, haré lo que sea necesario
2. (= money) have you got the necessary?¿tienes la pasta?
3. necessaries (= essentials) the necessaries of lifelas necesidades básicas(de la vida)
there are shops nearby for all the necessarieshay tiendas cerca para todo lo necesario

necessary [ˈnɛsəsəri] adj
(= required) → nécessaire
Are we teaching students the necessary skills? → Enseignons-nous aux étudiants les compétences nécessaires?
necessary for → nécessaire pour
the colours necessary for perfect camouflage → les couleurs nécessaires pour un parfait camouflage
longer than necessary → plus longtemps que nécessaire
I don't want to stay longer than necessary → Je ne veux pas rester plus longtemps que nécessaire.
it is necessary to do sth (= we must) → il est nécessaire de faire qch
It is necessary to examine this assertion → Il est nécessaire d'examiner cette assertion.
it may be necessary to do this → il faudra peut-être faire ça
It may be necessary to buy a new cooker → Il faudra peut-être acheter une nouvelle cuisinière.
it may be necessary for sb to do this → il faudra peut-être que qn fasse ça
It may be necessary for us to sell the house → Il faudra peut-être que nous vendions la maison.
if necessary → si nécessaire
If necessary, the airship can stay up there for days → Si nécessaire, l'aéronef peut rester en l'air pendant des jours.
when necessary → lorsque c'est nécessaire
The army needs men who are willing to fight, when necessary → L'armée a besoin d'hommes prêts à combattre, lorsque c'est nécessaire.
where necessary → le cas échéant
All the rigging had been examined, and renewed where necessary → Toutes les amarres ont été inspectées et, le cas échéant, remplacées.
[connection, consequence] → nécessaire

necessary
adj
notwendig, nötig, erforderlich (to, for für); it is necessary to …man muss …; is it really necessary for me to come too?muss ich denn wirklich auch kommen?; it’s not necessary for you to comeSie brauchen nicht zu kommen; it is necessary for him to be therees ist nötig or notwendig, dass er da ist, er muss da sein; all the necessary qualificationsalle erforderlichen Qualifikationen; necessary conditionVoraussetzung f; (Logic) → notwendige Voraussetzung; to be/become necessary to somebodyjdm unentbehrlich sein/werden; to make it necessary for somebody to do somethinges erforderlich machen, dass jd etw tut; if/when necessarywenn nötig, nötigenfalls; where necessarywo nötig; you were rude to him, was that necessary?du warst grob zu ihm, war das denn notwendig or nötig?; that won’t be necessarydas wird nicht nötig sein; to make the necessary arrangementsdie erforderlichen or notwendigen Maßnahmen treffen; to do everything necessary, to do whatever is necessaryalles Nötige tun; to do no more than is (strictly) necessarynicht mehr tun, als unbedingt notwendig or nötig ist; good food is necessary to healthgutes Essen ist für die Gesundheit notwendig
(= unavoidable) conclusion, change, resultunausweichlich; we drew the necessary conclusionswir haben die entsprechenden Schlüsse daraus gezogen; a necessary evilein notwendiges Übel
n
(inf: = what is needed) the necessarydas Notwendige; will you do the necessary?wirst du das Notwendige or Nötige erledigen?
(inf: = money) the necessarydas nötige Kleingeld
usu pl the necessary or necessariesdas Notwendige

necessary [ˈnɛsɪsrɪ]
1. adj (gen) → necessario/a; (result, effect) → inevitabile
a necessary evil → un male necessario
is it necessary to make so much noise? → è proprio necessario or indispensabile far tanto rumore?
it is necessary for you to go or that you go → è necessario che or bisogna che tu vada
don't do more than is necessary → non fare più del necessario
if necessary → se necessario
the necessary qualifications (for) → i requisiti necessari (per)
necessary to health → necessario/a alla salute
2. n (fam) (what is needed) to do the necessaryfare il necessario
the necessary (money) → i quattrini

necessary [ˈnɛsɪsrɪ]
1. adj (gen) → necessario/a; (result, effect) → inevitabile
a necessary evil → un male necessario
is it necessary to make so much noise? → è proprio necessario or indispensabile far tanto rumore?
it is necessary for you to go or that you go → è necessario che or bisogna che tu vada
don't do more than is necessary → non fare più del necessario
if necessary → se necessario
the necessary qualifications (for) → i requisiti necessari (per)
necessary to health → necessario/a alla salute
2. n (fam) (what is needed) to do the necessaryfare il necessario
the necessary (money) → i quattrini

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 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
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
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 필요로 하다 (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 edellytys chose nécessaire צוֹרֶך आवश्यकता, अनिवार्यता potreba,neophodnost szükség(let) kebutuhan nauðsyn necessità, cosa necessaria 必要 불가결한 것, 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

necessary ضروري nezbytný nødvendig notwendig απαραίτητος necesario välttämätön nécessaire neophodan necessario 必要な 필요한 nodig nødvendig konieczny necessário обязательный nödvändig จำเป็น gerekli cần thiết 必要的


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