Necessary - English meaning

adjective

Able to be firmly relied on to happen or be the case.

Usage examples:

It's certain that more changes are in the offing

pronoun

Some but not all.

Usage examples:

Certain of his works have been edited

adjective

Having no doubt or knowing exactly that something is true, or known to be true, correct, exact, or effective

Usage examples:

[ + (that) ] are you absolutely certain (that) you gave them the right number?, feel certain i feel…

adjective

Required by law or a rule; obligatory.

Usage examples:

Compulsory military service

adjective

(of something) that must be done; necessary by law or a rule

Usage examples:

Education is compulsory for children between the ages of 5 and 16.

adjective

If something is compulsory, you must do it because of a law or rule

Usage examples:

Compulsory (for sb) (to do sth) it isn't compulsory for employers to offer staff private healthcare…

verb

Ask authoritatively or brusquely.

Usage examples:

‘where is she?’ he demanded

noun

An insistent and peremptory request, made as of right.

Usage examples:

A series of demands for far-reaching reforms

verb

Past simple and past participle of demand

Usage examples:

I demanded an explanation., the union is demanding a seven percent pay rise this year., he has alwa…

adjective

(of a person's future) regarded as developing as though according to a pre-existing plan.

Usage examples:

He was destined for great things

verb

Intend or choose for a particular purpose or end.

adjective

Intended for or being sent to a particular place

Usage examples:

The mail was destined for addresses throughout the northeast., [ + to infinitive ] he was destined …

adjective

Absolutely necessary; extremely important.

Usage examples:

It is essential to keep up-to-date records

noun

A thing that is absolutely necessary.

Usage examples:

We only had the bare essentials in the way of equipment

adjective

Extremely important or necessary

Usage examples:

A knowledge of spanish is essential for this job., there is an essential difference between the two…

verb

Be destined to happen, turn out, or act in a particular way.

Usage examples:

The regime was fated to end badly

adjective

Not able to be avoided because planned by a power that controls events

Usage examples:

[ + that ] it seemed fated that we would get married., [ + to infinitive ] she says she was fated t…

adjective

Of vital importance; crucial.

Usage examples:

Immediate action was imperative

noun

An essential or urgent thing.

Usage examples:

Free movement of labour was an economic imperative

adjective

Extremely important or urgent

Usage examples:

[ + that clause ] it is imperative that these medical supplies be delivered immediately., in the ph…

adjective

Necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility.

Usage examples:

The government realized that it was incumbent on them to act

noun

The holder of an office or post.

Usage examples:

The present incumbent will soon be retiring

noun

(referring to the present time) a person who has a particular office or position, esp. an elected one

Usage examples:

Senator smith, the incumbent, faces a tough fight for reelection next year., [ + to infinitive ] it…

adjective

Absolutely necessary.

Usage examples:

He made himself indispensable to the parish priest

adjective

Something or someone that is indispensable is so good or important that you could not manage without it, him, or her

Usage examples:

This book is an indispensable resource for researchers., indispensable to his long experience at th…

adjective

Unable to be resisted or avoided; inescapable.

Usage examples:

The ineluctable facts of history

adjective

Impossible to avoid

Usage examples:

His ineluctable fate

adjective

Unable to be avoided or denied.

Usage examples:

Political reform was inescapable

adjective

Impossible to avoid or not to accept

Usage examples:

The evidence points to the inescapable conclusion that he is guilty of the crime.

adjective

If a fact or a situation is inescapable, it cannot be ignored or avoided.

adjective

Certain to happen; unavoidable.

Usage examples:

War was inevitable

noun

A situation that is unavoidable.

Usage examples:

By the morning he had accepted the inevitable

Incapable of being avoided or prevented

adjective

Impossible to stop or prevent.

Usage examples:

The seemingly inexorable march of new technology

adjective

Continuing without any possibility of being stopped

Usage examples:

Aging is an inexorable process.

adjective

Required by law or mandate; compulsory.

Usage examples:

Wearing helmets was made mandatory for pedal cyclists

noun

Variant spelling of mandatary.

noun

A person or state receiving a mandate.

verb

Require (something) because it is essential or very important rather than just desirable.

Usage examples:

I need help now

noun

Circumstances in which something is necessary; necessity.

Usage examples:

The basic human need for food

noun

A thing that is wanted or required.

Usage examples:

His day-to-day needs

adjective

Necessary; requisite.

Usage examples:

A further word was needful

noun

What is necessary.

Usage examples:

I call upon the authorities to do the needful

adjective

Necessary

Usage examples:

We must not put them in more danger than is needful., they are needful of affection., notify your b…

adjective

Required by a legal, moral, or other rule; compulsory.

Usage examples:

Use of seat belts in cars is now obligatory

adjective

(of an action) expected, esp. because it is what most people do

Usage examples:

Everybody who goes to england makes the obligatory trip to stonehenge.

adjective

If something is obligatory, you must do it because of a rule or law

Usage examples:

It is obligatory for sb to do sth it is obligatory for members in practice to hold insurance., the …

phrase

To be the most important thing

Usage examples:

In any of these discussions, of course, honesty is of the essence., time is of the essence., with t…

adjective

(of an outcome or course of events) determined in advance by divine will or fate.

Usage examples:

Our predestined end

verb

(of god) destine (someone) for a particular fate or purpose.

Usage examples:

Calvinists believed that every person was predestined by god to go to heaven or to hell

adjective

If an action or event is predestined, it is controlled by god or by fate

Usage examples:

It seems the expedition is predestined to fail because there have been so many problems.

adjective

Established or decided in advance.

Usage examples:

A predetermined level of spending

verb

Establish or decide in advance.

Usage examples:

Closed questions almost predetermine the response given

adjective

(of an outcome or course of action) decided or determined beforehand; predestined.

Usage examples:

A divinely preordained plan of creation

verb

Decide or determine (an outcome or course of action) beforehand.

Usage examples:

You might think the company's success was preordained

adjective

Officially compulsory, or otherwise considered essential; indispensable.

Usage examples:

Eight editions were published, each required reading for trainees

verb

Need for a particular purpose.

Usage examples:

Three patients required operations

adjective

Made necessary by particular circumstances or regulations.

Usage examples:

The application will not be processed until the requisite fee is paid

noun

A thing that is necessary for the achievement of a specified end.

Usage examples:

She believed privacy to be a requisite for a peaceful life

adjective

Needed for a particular purpose or result

Usage examples:

I worked to develop the requisite skills for a managerial position.

adjective

Completely confident that one is right.

Usage examples:

I'm sure i've seen that dress before

adverb

Certainly (used for emphasis).

Usage examples:

Texas sure was a great place to grow up

adjective

Certain; without any doubt

Usage examples:

"no more dessert for me, thank you." "are you sure?", [ + (that) clause ] i’m sure (that) i left my…

adjective

Not able to be avoided, prevented, or ignored; inevitable.

Usage examples:

The natural and unavoidable consequences of growing old

adjective

Unable to be prevented or stayed away from

Usage examples:

War is now unavoidable.

adjective

Absolutely necessary; essential.

Usage examples:

Secrecy is of vital importance

noun

The body's important internal organs.

Usage examples:

He felt the familiar knot contract in his vitals

adjective

Necessary or extremely important for the success or continued existence of something

Usage examples:

The existence of a strong opposition is vital to a healthy democracy., the kidneys play a vital rol…