Cần, cần thiết, thiết yếu

sleep is necessary to health

giấc ngủ cần thiết cho sức khoẻ

Tất nhiên, tất yếu

a necessary consequence

hậu quả tất nhiên

a necessary evil

tình huống chẳng đặng đừng

Những thứ cần dùng

the necessaries of life

những thứ cần dùng cho đời sống

( the necessary) (từ lóng) tiền cần thiết, việc cần thiết

(từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) nhà xí

cần

cần thiết

Indispensable, essential, required, needed, compulsory,requisite, vital, demanded, imperative, obligatory, needful, ofthe essence, important, of the utmost importance, top-priority,high-priority, urgent, exigent, compelling, life-and-death orlife-or-death: A good diet is necessary for good health. It isnecessary that you come at once. Take the necessary steps to getthe job done. 2 inevitable, unavoidable, inescapable,ineluctable: In the circumstances, we find it necessary to askfor your resignation.

Sure, certain, predetermined,predestined, fated, inexorable; resulting, resultant: Thenecessary outcome of the affair was that the child was returnedto her natural parents.

N.

See necessity, 1, below.

Adj.

Requiring to be done, achieved, etc.;requisite, essential (it is necessary to work; lacks thenecessary documents).

Determined, existing, or happening bynatural laws, predestination, etc., not by free will; inevitable(a necessary evil).

Philos. (of a concept or a mentalprocess) inevitably resulting from or produced by the nature ofthings etc., so that the contrary is impossible.

Philos. (ofan agent) having no independent volition.

N. (pl. -ies)(usu. in pl.) any of the basic requirements of life, such asfood, warmth, etc.

The necessary colloq.

Money.

Anaction, item, etc., needed for a purpose (they will do thenecessary). [ME f. OF necessaire f. L necessarius f. necesseneedful]