necessarily

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BrE /ˈnesəsərəli/ AmE /ˈnesəsərəli/

adverb en → es

1 NECESSITY [adverb] B2

used to say that something is necessary or essential

necesariamente, inevitablemente

Collocations it is necessarily true

  • It is necessarily true that all humans need air to breathe.

    Es necesariamente cierto que todos los humanos necesitan aire para respirar.

2 NOT NECESSARILY [adverb] B1

used to say that something is not necessary or essential; it may be true but does not have to be true

no necesariamente, no obligatoriamente

Collocations not necessarily

  • You don't need to go there; you don't necessarily have to.

    No necesitas ir allí; no tienes que hacerlo necesariamente.

1 LOGIC [adverb] C1

used in logic or mathematics to indicate that something follows necessarily from a given premise

necesariamente, lógicamente

Collocations follows necessarily

  • If all humans are mortal and Socrates is a human, then it follows necessarily that Socrates is mortal.

    Si todos los humanos son mortales y Sócrates es un humano, entonces necesariamente Sócrates es mortal.