B1 adjective
necessary
/ˈnesəseri/
- Meaning
- needed; required in order to achieve a result
- Example
- "Daily practice is necessary to learn a language."
- Similar & related words
- essentialrequiredneededvitalnecessarilyunnecessarynecessity
- How to use it
- As an adjective, "necessary" describes a noun — it goes before the noun ("a necessary idea") or after "be/seem/become" ("it seems necessary"). Practice it by describing something real around you right now.
- Common mistake
- The pattern is 'it is necessary TO do something' or 'necessary FOR something' — never 'necessary of'.