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necessary
CEFRA2
/ˈnɛs.ə.sɹi/
adjective · noun
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Needed or required for a particular purpose.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailDetermined, involuntary: acting from compulsion rather than free will.
Examples
It is necessary for you to see a doctor at once.
It may be necessary to buy a new one.
At a glance
Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 4
- Synonyms
- 5
Also pronounced
- /ˈnɛs.ə.ɹi/
- /nᵻˈsɛsᵊ.ri/
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningsUnavoidable, inevitable.
Required, essential, whether logically inescapable or needed in order to achieve a desired result or avoid some penalty.
noun
Extra meaningA place to do the "necessary" business of urination and defecation: an outhouse or lavatory.
More examples
In contextYou have bought more postage stamps than are necessary.
Although I wished to think that all was false, it was yet necessary that I, who thus thought, must in some sense exist.
If it is absolutely necessary to use public computers, you should plan ahead and forward your e-mail to a temporary, disposable account.
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Origin
adjective
From Middle English necessarye, from Old French necessaire, from Latin necessārius (“unavoidable, inevitable, required”), variant of necesse (“unavoidable, inevitable”), probably from ne or non cessum, from the perfect passive participle of cēdō (“yield; avoid, withdraw”); see cede. Older use as a noun in reference to an outhouse or lavatory under the influence of English and Latin necessārium, a medieval term for the place for monks’ “unavoidable” business, usually located behind or attached to monastic dormitories.