necessarily
gb/nˌɛsɪsˈɛɹəli/ us/nˌɛsɪsˈɛɹəli/
B1
Inglês
~ 1700
Aceções
0 aceções
adverb
B1
property
1
Unavoidably or inevitably
Used to say something must happen or be true and cannot be different.
Padrão de uso:
not necessarily [adjective/true/the case]
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse 'necessarily' with 'necessary'. 'Necessary' is an adjective meaning 'needed', while 'necessarily' is an adverb describing how something is true or happens.
Sinónimos
inevitably (Stronger in suggesting that something will certainly happen.)
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unavoidably (Focuses more on the impossibility of avoiding the situation.)
Antónimos
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.)
Colocações
not necessarily true
|doesn't necessarily mean
|necessarily imply
Temas
logic
|daily life
|reasoning
|core_vocabulary
Exemplos
- 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.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- 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.
Gramática
Forma de dicionário
necessarily
IPA
GB/nˌɛsɪsˈɛɹəli/
US/nˌɛsɪsˈɛɹəli/
Sílabas e acento
ne - ces - sar - ily (4 sílabas)
Stress on 3rd syllable (sar)
Formas da palavra
Noun
- Base: necessarily
- Plural: necessarilies
Família de palavras
Forms
necessarilies
noun
Related words
necessitate
verb C1
Negative and opposite forms
unnecessary
adjective B1
unnecessarily
adverb
Expressões
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.
Exemplos
- Rich people are not necessarily happy.
- The most popular choice is not necessarily the best one.