necessary

Definition

  • adjective: so important that you must do it or have it
  • adjective: of an inevitable nature
  • synonyms: absolute, apodictic, backhouse

Examples

  • There is no 'necessary connection' between what is legal and what is moral. [=what is legal does not always have to be moral and what is moral does not always have to be legal]

  • Higher prices are a 'necessary consequence' of the company's new services.

  • I'll 'do the necessary' [=do whatever is necessary] to get the job done.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) It wasn't. [faint echo of Jones singing "Brahms' Lullaby"] An auspicious change has befallen me. Is death not necessary for the past to be erased? The undiscovered country does not beckon me. How is she? I'm surprised she doesn't hate us. (..)
    2016 TvShow: 12 Monkeys Title: Lullaby Season: 2 Episode 8
  • (..) and highly valuable commodity. Hence some of the measures we've had to implement. - What measures? - Measures necessary for the security of our medical personnel. You've stopped treating the sick? These aren't all my decisions, but we've lost some great minds while trying to save the lives (..)
    2016 TvShow: 12 Monkeys Title: Lullaby Season: 2 Episode 8