necessary
/ˈnɛsəs(ə)ri/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈnɛsəs(ə)ri/
necessary
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ne - ces - sa - ry -> necessary
Myanmar meaning
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necessary /'nesǝsǝri; US -seri / adj
၁။ လိုအပ်သော။ It didn't seem necessary for us to meet/ necessary that we meet. ❍ Changes can easily be made where necessary. ❍ Is it absolutely/ really necessary to send him to hospital? ❍ If necessary, I'm prepared to come again tomorrow. ❍ I haven't got the necessary tools. ❍ I'll make the necessary arrangements.
၂။ မလွဲမရှောင်သာသော။ accept the necessary consequences of one's actions.
❏ necessaries n [pl] လိုအပ်သော အရာများ။ the necessaries of life.
❏ a necessary evil [IDM ] မချစ်သော်လည်း အောင့်ကာ နမ်းရသောကိစ္စ။ The loss of jobs is regarded by some as a necessary evil in the fight against inflation.
More examples
- I don’t want to be disturbed unless it’s absolutely necessary.
- [necessary for] : Basic foods regarded as necessary for health
- [necessary for] : What type of clothing is necessary for survival at these altitudes?
- [it is necessary for someone to do something] : It was necessary for all students to register a week in advance.
- [if necessary] : I can take your place at the meeting tomorrow if necessary.
- [as necessary] : We’ll be adding more workers as necessary (=as they are needed).
- The necessary risks of medicines must be weighed against their benefits.
Synonyms
essential, needed, required, compulsory, obligatory, indispensable, basic, crucial, vital, de rigueur, all-important, assured, binding, bottom-line, cardinal, certain, chief, committal, compelling, decisive, desideratum, devoir, devoirs, elementary, exigent, expedient, fated, fundamental, imminent, imperative, incumbent on, indispensability, ineluctable, ineludible, inerrant, inescapable, inevasible, inevitability, inevitable, inexorable, infallible, life or death, mandatory, momentous, must, name of game, necessaries, necessitous, necessity, need, needful, needfulness, no alternative, no choice, ought, paramount, prerequisite, pressing, prime, principal, quintessential, requisite, returnless, significant, specified, unavoidable, undeniability, undeniable, unescapable, urgent, vital part, vitals, wanted
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