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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli, -ˈsɛr-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(nes′ə sârə lē, -ser-)


WordReference Collins English Usage © 2026
necessary
used with an infinitive
If it is necessary to do a particular thing, that thing must be done.
fast.
the patient carefully.
used with ‘for’
You can say that it is necessary for someone to do something.
It was necessary to keep active and not think about Sally.
It is necessary for management and staff to work together positively.
Be careful
If you use necessary in sentences like these, the subject must be it. Don't say, for example, ‘She was necessary to make several calls’. Say ‘It was necessary for her to make several calls’. However, in conversation and in less formal writing, people normally say ‘She had to make several calls’.
➜ See must
If one thing is necessary for another, the second thing can only happen or exist if the first one happens or exists.
Total rest is the muscle to repair itself.
'necessarily' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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