Dictionary entry

A necessary evil

Pronunciation

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Myanmar Meaning

(idm) မချစ်သော်လည်း အောင့်ကာ နမ်းရသော ကိစ္စ။

Definition

necessary /'nesǝsǝri; US -seri / adj ၁။ လိုအပ္ေသာ။ 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။ မလြဲမေရွာင္သာေသာ။ accept the necessary consequences of one's actions. ❏ necessaries n [pl] လိုအပ္ေသာ အရာမ်ား။ the necessaries of life. ❏ a necessary evil [ IDM ] မခ်စ္ေသာ္လည္း ေအာင့္ကာ နမ္းရေသာကိစၥ။ The loss of jobs is regarded by some as a necessary evil in the fight against inflation.

Examples

  1. I don’t want to be disturbed unless it’s absolutely necessary.
  2. [necessary for] : Basic foods regarded as necessary for health
  3. [necessary for] : What type of clothing is necessary for survival at these altitudes?
  4. [it is necessary for someone to do something] : It was necessary for all students to register a week in advance.
  5. [if necessary] : I can take your place at the meeting tomorrow if necessary.
  6. [as necessary] : We’ll be adding more workers as necessary (=as they are needed).
  7. The necessary risks of medicines must be weighed against their benefits.