compulsory
Required; obligatory; mandatoryRequired; obligatory; mandatory.
» It's not compulsory.
Это необязательно.
Meaning
2 sensesRequired; obligatory; mandatory.
The ten-dollar fee was compulsory.
obligatorisch, pflichtmäßig, gesetzlich
обяза́тельныйobjazátelʹnyj
обов'язко́вийobovʺjazkóvyj
required by rule
Having the power of compulsion; constraining.
Such compulsory measures are limited.
zwangsweise, verpflichtend
принуди́тельныйprinudítelʹnyj
Examples
26 sentencesIt's not compulsory.
ruЭто необязательно.
Participation isn't compulsory.
ruУчастие необязательно.
It isn't compulsory.
ruЭто необязательно.
Attendance is compulsory for all members.
Присутність усіх членів обов'язкова.
ruПрисутствие всех членов обязательно.
deEs besteht Anwesenheitspflicht für alle Mitglieder.
He regards so-called compulsory education as useless.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
Borrowed from Late Latin compulsorius, from Latin compulsus. Displaced native Old EnglishBorrowed from Late Latin compulsorius, from Latin compulsus. Displaced native Old English ġenīedelīċ.
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Forms
more compulsory, most compulsory| Comparative | more compulsory Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most compulsory Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
13 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
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