necessitate
To make necessary; to behove; to require to be brought aboutTo make necessary; to behove; to require (something) to be brought about.
» The rain necessitated a postponement of the picnic.
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2 senses(transitive)To make necessary; to behove; to require (something) to be brought about.
The early departure of her plane necessitated her waking up at 4 a.m.
erfordern, zwingen
обусло́вливатьobuslóvlivatʹ
To force (a person) into a certain course of action; compel.
- require as useful, just, or proper
- cause to be a concomitant
Examples
10 sentencesThe rain necessitated a postponement of the picnic.
I'm not sure that this will necessitate that.
I don't think that such an insult necessitates a response.
ruНе думаю, что подобное оскорбление требует ответа. — marafon
The Internet wasn't working, necessitating me to restart the router.
deIch hatte keine Verbindung zum Internet, also musste ich den Router neu starten. — virgil
School closures due to inclement weather will necessitate extending the school year by three days.
Translations
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Origin
From earlier necessitat, from Medieval Latin necessitātus, perfect past participle of neceFrom earlier necessitat, from Medieval Latin necessitātus, perfect past participle of necessitō (“to make necessary”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix, of participial origin)), from Classical Latin necessitās (“necessity, need”) + -ō. Necessitās is derived from necesse (“unavoidable”) (from ne- (“not”) + cessus (“conceded, given up, yielded”). By surface analysis, necessitō + -ate.
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Forms
necessitates, necessitating, necessitated, necessitated| Base form | necessitate · to necessitate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | necessitates |
| Present participle | necessitating |
| Past simple | necessitated |
| Past participle | necessitated |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
8 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle