- necessity
- noun1 fact that sth must happen; sth that cannot be avoidedADJECTIVE▪ absolute, fundamental (esp. BrE), sheer, vital▪
Sleep is an absolute necessity for life.
▪ dire, urgent▪ immediate▪ real▪ perceived▪ strategic▪ logical, physical, practical▪The people in the rural areas use mud bricks only as an immediate, practical necessity.
▪ business, economic, financial, historical, medical, military, political, social▪He argued that nuclear weapons were a political necessity.
VERB + NECESSITY▪ become▪A website has become a business necessity.
▪ recognize, see, understand▪She saw the necessity to make an immediate impression on him.
▪ feel▪I've never felt the necessity to rely on such a strict rule.
▪ accept (sth as), be convinced of▪They have accepted the necessity of greater state intervention.
▪ avoid, obviate, remove▪ spare sb▪Mrs R has been spared the necessity of having to give evidence.
▪ emphasize, highlight, stress▪Observers stressed the necessity for the ceasefire to be observed.
▪ be born of, be born out of▪Culling of the animals was born out of the necessity for successful conservation.
▪ be driven by▪Driven by financial necessity, she decided to give up her writing career.
NECESSITY + VERB▪ arise▪These animals don't like water but will swim if the necessity arises.
▪ dictate (sth), require (sth)▪This rule is carried no farther than necessity requires.
▪ force sth▪Necessity forced an urgent solution.
PREPOSITION▪ of necessity▪The visit will, of necessity, be brief.
▪ out of necessity▪He is changing jobs out of necessity, not because he particularly wants to.
▪ through necessity▪Most of the women are forced, through economic necessity, to work in part-time low-paid jobs.
▪ without the necessity of▪Most disputes can be resolved without the necessity of going to court.
▪ necessity for▪There's no necessity for you to come.
▪ necessity to▪the necessity to earn a living
PHRASES▪ any necessity, no necessity▪The company sees no necessity for a more cautious approach to investment.
2 sth you must haveADJECTIVE▪ absolute▪ vital▪ real▪ urgent▪Policies which address these issues are an urgent necessity.
▪ bare, basic▪They have nothing but the barest necessities.
▪ dailyVERB + NECESSITY▪ have▪ lackPHRASES▪ a necessity of life▪Food is a necessity of life.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
