necessity
US: /nəˈsɛsəti/, /nəˈsɛsɪti/
UK: /nəsˈɛsɪti/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
necessity- sự cần thiết
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun1 [U] ~ (for sth)
~ (of sth / of doing sth)
~ (to do sth) the fact that sth must happen or be done; the need for sth: We recognize the necessity for a written agreement. + We were discussing the necessity of employing more staff. + There had never been any necessity for her to go out to work. + There is absolutely no necessity for you to be involved. + This is, of necessity, a brief and incomplete account.
2 [C] a thing that you must have and cannot manage without: Many people cannot even afford basic necessities such as food and clothing. + Air-conditioning is an absolute necessity in this climate.
3 [C, usually sing.] a situation that must happen and that cannot be avoided: Living in London he felt, was an unfortunate necessity.
Idioms see VIRTUE
Collocation
1 fact that sth must happen; sth that cannot be avoided
ADJ.
overwhelming, sheer | absolute | fundamental, vital | real | dire, pressing, urgent | immediate | strategic | logical, physical, practical
The people in the rural areas use mud bricks only as an immediate, practical necessity.
| commercial, economic, financial, historical, military, political, social
He argued that nuclear weapons were a political necessity.
VERB + NECESSITY
recognize, see
She saw the necessity to make an immediate impression on him.
| accept (sth as), be convinced of
They have accepted the necessity of greater state intervention.
| avoid, obviate, remove, spare | emphasize, highlight, stress
Observers stressed the necessity for the ceasefire to be observed.
| be born (out) of
Culling of the animals was born out of the necessity for successful conservation.
NECESSITY + VERB
arise
These animals don't like water but will swim if the necessity arises.
| demand (sth)
Where necessity demands, we can seat more guests in the gallery.
| force sth
Necessity forced an urgent solution.
PREP.
of ~
The visit will, of necessity, be brief.
| out of ~
He is changing job out of necessity, not because he particularly wants to.
| through ~
Most of the women are forced, through economic necessity, to work in part-time low-paid jobs.
| without the ~ of
You can dial direct without the necessity of going through the operator.
| ~ for
There's no necessity for you to come.
| ~ to
the necessity to earn a living
PHRASES
any/no necessity
The company sees no necessity for a more cautious approach to investment.
2 sth you must have
ADJ.
absolute | vital | real | urgent
Policies which address these issues are an urgent necessity.
| bare, basic
They have nothing but the barest necessities.
| daily
VERB + NECESSITY
have | lack
PHRASES
a necessity of life
Food is a necessity of life.
Concise dictionary
necessitiesnɪ'sesətɪnoun
+the condition of being essential or indispensable
+anything indispensable
