perforce

adv.
By necessity; by force of circumstance.

[Middle English par force, from Old French : par, by (from Latin per; see per) + force, force; see force.]

adverb

Without regard to desire or inclination: helplessly, involuntarily, willy-nilly. See willing/unwilling.

IN BRIEF: By force of circumstances or of necessity; without a choice.

Perforce the young couple sold their house and new car.

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The adverb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: by necessity; by force of circumstance

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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - nødvendigvis

Nederlands (Dutch)
noodzake- lijk(erwijs)

Français (French)
adv. - nécessairement

Deutsch (German)
adv. - notgedrungen

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

Italiano (Italian)
per forza

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - forçosamente

Русский (Russian)
необходимо, обязательно

Español (Spanish)
adv. - forzosamente

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - av tvång, nödvändigt(vis), ovillkorligen

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
必然地

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 必然地

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 억지로, 폭력으로

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 必要に迫られて, いやおうなしに, 強制的に, 必然的に

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) بالضرورة, بحكم‏

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

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