Sekirov Dictionary

necessary

UK /ˈnɛs.ə.sɹi/US /ˈnɛs.əˌsɛ.ɹi/

adjective 3
noun 2
forms 6
phrases 1

adjective3

•
needed, because something cannot be done or cannot happen without it
- Although I wished to think that all was false, it was yet necessary that I, who thus thought, must in some sense exist.
- It is absolutely necessary that you call and confirm your appointment.
•
Unavoidable, inevitable.
- If it is absolutely necessary to use public computers, you should plan ahead and forward your e-mail to a temporary, disposable account.
(no longer used) Determined, involuntary: acting from compulsion rather than free will.

noun2

(euphemistic, no longer used) A place to do the "necessary" business of urination and defecation: an outhouse or lavatory.
(no longer used) Necessity.

forms

necessaries · necessarys · more necessary · necessarier · most necessary · necessariest

Phrases with necessary

necessary evil
An unfavorable thing that must be done or accepted, especially because the available alternative courses of action or inaction would be worse.

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