necessarily
gb/nˌɛsɪsˈɛɹəli/ us/nˌɛsɪsˈɛɹəli/
B1
Anglais
~ 1700
Sens
0 sens
adverb
B1
property
1
Unavoidably or inevitably
Used to say something must happen or be true and cannot be different.
Schéma d’usage :
not necessarily [adjective/true/the case]
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse 'necessarily' with 'necessary'. 'Necessary' is an adjective meaning 'needed', while 'necessarily' is an adverb describing how something is true or happens.
Synonymes
inevitably (Stronger in suggesting that something will certainly happen.)
|
unavoidably (Focuses more on the impossibility of avoiding the situation.)
Antonymes
optionally (Indicates that something is not required and can be chosen freely.)
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contingently (Implies that something depends on conditions and is not fixed.)
Collocations
not necessarily true
|doesn't necessarily mean
|necessarily imply
Thèmes
logic
|daily life
|reasoning
|core_vocabulary
Exemples
- Success in school does not necessarily lead to success in life.
- Being older doesn't necessarily make you wiser.
- A higher price doesn't necessarily mean better quality.
- It doesn't necessarily follow that he is guilty.
- Working long hours doesn't necessarily result in higher productivity.
Exemples pédagogiques
- It is not necessarily easy to learn English.
- A big house is not necessarily better.
- Being rich does not necessarily make you happy.
- Cold weather does not necessarily mean snow.
- A new phone is not necessarily faster.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
necessarily
API
GB/nˌɛsɪsˈɛɹəli/
US/nˌɛsɪsˈɛɹəli/
Syllabes et accentuation
ne - ces - sar - ily (4 syllabes)
Stress on 3rd syllable (sar)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: necessarily
- Plural: necessarilies
Famille de mots
Forms
necessarilies
noun
Related words
necessitate
verb C1
Negative and opposite forms
unnecessary
adjective B1
unnecessarily
adverb
Expressions
not necessarily
1/nˈɑt nˌɛsɪsˈɛɹəli/
fixed phrase
Not always the case
Used to say that something may not always be true or happen in every situation.
Exemples
- Rich people are not necessarily happy.
- The most popular choice is not necessarily the best one.