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necessarily

[ nes-uh-sair-uh-lee, -ser- ]

adverb

  1. by or of necessity; as a matter of compulsion or requirement:

    You don't necessarily have to attend.

  2. as a necessary, logical, or inevitable result:

    That conclusion doesn't necessarily follow.



necessarily

/ ˌnɛsɪˈsɛrɪlɪ; ˈnɛsɪsərɪlɪ /

adverb

  1. as an inevitable or natural consequence

    girls do not necessarily like dolls

  2. as a certainty

    he won't necessarily come

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of necessarily1

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; necessary, -ly
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But showing up doesn’t necessarily have to mean bowing down.

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Here, being a Hezbollah member does not necessarily mean you are a fighter.

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"I don't think the new tariffs are necessarily aimed at China. But when the United States stacks tariffs on top of each other, specifically towards China, the numbers become eye-watering quite quickly."

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"We know how cruel and harsh the world is" is not necessarily a statement you'd expect to hear from Randall Park.

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