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   necessary

   /ˈnɛsɪs(ə)ri/

   adjective

   • 1. needed to be done, achieved, or present; essential: "they granted the necessary planning permission" Similar obligatoryrequisiterequiredcompulsorymandatoryimperativedemandedneededcalled forneedfulessentialindispensablevitalof the essenceincumbentde rigueurOpposite unnecessarynon-essentialdispensable
   • 2. determined, existing, or happening by natural laws or predestination; inevitable: "a necessary consequence" Similar inevitableunavoidablecertainsureinescapableinexorableineluctablefateddestinedpredeterminedpredestinedpreordainedOpposite possible
   • ▪ (of a concept, statement, etc.) inevitably resulting from the nature of things, so that the contrary is impossible.
   • ▪ (of an agent) having no independent volition.

   noun

   • 1. the basic requirements of life, such as food and warmth: "not merely luxuries, but also the common necessaries"
   • ▪ the action or item needed: "see when they need a tactful word of advice and do the necessary"
   • ▪ the money needed: "a bag containing my wallet: the money, the necessary"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin necessarius, from necesse‘be needful’.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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   NECESSARY definition: 1. needed in order to achieve a particular result: 2. used in negatives and questions to show that…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of NECESSARY is absolutely needed : required. How to use necessary in a sentence.

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   Necessary definition: essential, indispensable, or requisite. See examples of NECESSARY used in a sentence.

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   Definition of necessary adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   adj. 1. needed to achieve a certain desired effect or result; required. 2. resulting from necessity; inevitable: the necessary consequences of your action. 3. (Logic) logic. a. (of a statement, formula, etc) true under all interpretations or in all possible circumstances.

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   necessary, essential, indispensable, requisite indicate something vital for the fulfillment of a need. necessary applies to that without which a condition cannot be fulfilled or to an inevitable consequence of certain events, conditions, etc.: Food is necessary to life.