necessarily

(nĕs'ĭ-sâr'ə-lē, -sĕr'-)
adv.
Of necessity; inevitably.

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The dominant pronunciation in British English, which has been influenced by American practice, is with the stress on the third syllable; a first-syllable stress is often advocated by older speakers but whether they always use it themselves is questionable.

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adv

Definition: inevitably, certainly
Antonyms: possibly, unnecessarily

IN BRIEF: adv. - In such a manner as could not be otherwise; In an essential manner.

A bare assertion is not necessarily the naked truth. — George D. Prentice

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Common misspelling(s) of necessarily

• neccesarily
• neccessarily
• necesarily
• nessasarily

Dansk (Danish)
adv. - nødvendigvis

Nederlands (Dutch)
noodzakelijkerwijs

Français (French)
adv. - forcément, nécessairement

Deutsch (German)
adv. - notwendigerweise, zwangsläufig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - απαραίτητα, αναγκαστικά, κατ' ανάγκην

Italiano (Italian)
necessariamente, inevitabilmente

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - necessariamente

Русский (Russian)
обязательно

Español (Spanish)
adv. - necesariamente, forzosamente

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - nödvändigtvis, ovillkorligen

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
必然地, 必要地, 必须地

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 必然地, 必要地, 必須地

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 꼭, (부정구문)반드시 ~은 아니다

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 必然的に, やむをえず, 必ずしも

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) بالضرورة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮בהכרח, באופן בלתי-נמנע‬

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