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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Necessary \Nec"es*sa*ry\, n.; pl. Necessaries.
     1. A thing that is necessary or indispensable to some
        purpose; something that one can not do without; a
        requisite; an essential; -- used chiefly in the plural;
        as, the necessaries of life.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A privy; a water-closet.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. pl. (Law) Such things, in respect to infants, lunatics,
        and married women, as are requisite for support suitable
        to station.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Necessary \Nec"es*sa*ry\, a. [L. necessarius, from necesse
     unavoidable, necessary; of uncertain origin: cf. F.
     n['e]cessaire.]
     1. Such as must be; impossible to be otherwise; not to be
        avoided; inevitable.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Death, a necessary end,
              Will come when it will come.          --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Impossible to be otherwise, or to be dispensed with,
        without preventing the attainment of a desired result;
        indispensable; requisite; essential. ``'T is necessary he
        should die.'' --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A certain kind of temper is necessary to the
              pleasure and quiet of our minds.      --Tillotson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Acting from necessity or compulsion; involuntary; --
        opposed to free; as, whether man is a necessary or a
        free agent is a question much discussed.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Necessary \Nec"es*sa*ry\, n.; pl. Necessaries.
     1. A thing that is necessary or indispensable to some
        purpose; something that one can not do without; a
        requisite; an essential; -- used chiefly in the plural;
        as, the necessaries of life.
  
     2. A privy; a water-closet.
  
     3. pl. (Law) Such things, in respect to infants, lunatics,
        and married women, as are requisite for support suitable
        to station.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Necessary \Nec"es*sa*ry\, a. [L. necessarius, from necesse
     unavoidable, necessary; of uncertain origin: cf. F.
     n['e]cessaire.]
     1. Such as must be; impossible to be otherwise; not to be
        avoided; inevitable.
  
              Death, a necessary end, Will come when it will come.
                                                    --Shak.
  
     2. Impossible to be otherwise, or to be dispensed with,
        without preventing the attainment of a desired result;
        indispensable; requiste; essential. ``'T is necessary he
        should die.'' --Shak.
  
              A certain kind of temper is necessary to the
              pleasure and quiet of our minds.      --Tillotson.
  
     3. Acting from necessity or compulsion; involuntary; --
        opposed to free; as, whether man is a necessary or a
        free agent is a question much discussed.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  necessary
       adj 1: absolutely essential [ant: unnecessary]
       2: unavoidably determined by prior circumstances; "the
          necessary consequences of one's actions"
       n : anything indispensable; "food and shelter are necessities of
           life"; "the essentials of the good life"; "allow farmers
           to buy their requirements under favorable conditions"; "a
           place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can
           be obtained" [syn: necessity, essential, requirement,
            requisite] [ant: inessential]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  necessary
     Αγγλικά a.
     αναγκαίος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  necessary
     a.
     1 required, essential, whether logically inescapable or needed in
  order to achieve a desired result or avoid some penalty.
     2 unavoidable, inevitable.
     3 (lb en obsolete) determined, involuntary: acting from compulsion
  rather than free will.
     n.
     (lb en chiefly UK archaic euphemism usually with the definite
  article) A place to do the "#Adjective" business of urination
  and defecation: an outhouse or lavatory.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Necessary
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  necessary
     a.
     1 required, essential, whether logically inescapable or needed in
  order to achieve a desired result or avoid some penalty.
     2 unavoidable, inevitable.
     3 (lb en obsolete) determined, involuntary: acting from compulsion
  rather than free will.
     n.
     (lb en chiefly UK archaic euphemism usually with the definite
  article) A place to do the "#Adjective" business of urination
  and defecation: an outhouse or lavatory.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Necessary
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  necessary
     a.
     1 required, essential, whether logically inescapable or needed in
  order to achieve a desired result or avoid some penalty.
     2 unavoidable, inevitable.
     3 (lb en obsolete) determined, involuntary: acting from compulsion
  rather than free will.
     n.
     (lb en chiefly UK archaic euphemism usually with the definite
  article) A place to do the "#Adjective" business of urination
  and defecation: an outhouse or lavatory.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Necessary
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  necessary
     a.
     1 required, essential, whether logically inescapable or needed in
  order to achieve a desired result or avoid some penalty.
     2 unavoidable, inevitable.
     3 (lb en obsolete) determined, involuntary: acting from compulsion
  rather than free will.
     n.
     (lb en chiefly UK archaic euphemism usually with the definite
  article) A place to do the "#Adjective" business of urination
  and defecation: an outhouse or lavatory.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Necessary
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  necessary
     Englanti a.
     1 välttämätön
     2 tarpeellinen

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  necessary
     Engelska a.
     nödvändig

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  necessary /nˈɛsɪsəɹi/
  1. benodig, nodig

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Necessary /nˈɛsɪsəɹi/
  ضروري

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  necessary //ˈnɛsəsɹi// //ˈnɛsəɹi// //ˈnɛsəˌsɛɹi// 
  необходи́м, ну́жен, потре́бен
  needed, required