Meaning

2 senses
  1. Required; obligatory; mandatory.

    The ten-dollar fee was compulsory.

    obligatorisch, pflichtmäßig, gesetzlich

    обяза́тельныйobjazátelʹnyj

    обов'язко́вийobovʺjazkóvyj

    required by rule

  2. Having the power of compulsion; constraining.

    Such compulsory measures are limited.

    zwangsweise, verpflichtend

    принуди́тельныйprinudítelʹnyj

Examples

26 sentences
  1. It's not compulsory.

    ruЭто необязательно. — marafon

  2. Participation isn't compulsory.

    ruУчастие необязательно. — odexed

  3. It isn't compulsory.

    ruЭто необязательно. — marafon

  4. Attendance is compulsory for all members.

    Присутність усіх членів обов'язкова. — aandrusiak

    ruПрисутствие всех членов обязательно. — redscorp

    deEs besteht Anwesenheitspflicht für alle Mitglieder. — raggione

  5. He regards so-called compulsory education as useless.

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory:
Русский
By meaning 2
mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory:
constraining:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory:
constraining:

Origin

Borrowed from Late Latin compulsorius, from Latin compulsus. Displaced native Old English

Borrowed from Late Latin compulsorius, from Latin compulsus. Displaced native Old English ġenīedelīċ.

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