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necessarily

[nes-uh-sair-uh-lee, -ser-]

adverb

  1. by or of necessity; as a matter of compulsion or requirement.

    You don't necessarily have to attend.

  2. as a necessary, logical, or inevitable result.

    That conclusion doesn't necessarily follow.



necessarily

/ ˌnɛsɪˈsɛrɪlɪ, ˈnɛsɪsərɪlɪ /

adverb

  1. as an inevitable or natural consequence

    girls do not necessarily like dolls

  2. as a certainty

    he won't necessarily come

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of necessarily1

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; necessary, -ly
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"These people can just create endless accounts. And I don't necessarily know who is to be held responsible, I don't think it's solely one person," she said.

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I’m not trying to turn the skeptics into magic lovers necessarily, but I want them to know that this show is also for them.

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Because it did not necessarily support desegregation, they cut loose from an originalism approach.

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Yet he doesn't necessarily concur with the view that he, or certain players, benefit from being free of the weight of the United shirt.

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"I can also see from a landlord's perspective they don't necessarily always have all of the levers in their hands to resolve the issue," he said.

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