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

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

a necessary evil

tình huống chẳng đặng đừng

cần

cần thiết

Adj.

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. & n.

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]