necessarily
Americanadverb
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by or of necessity; as a matter of compulsion or requirement.
You don't necessarily have to attend.
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as a necessary, logical, or inevitable result.
That conclusion doesn't necessarily follow.
adverb
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as an inevitable or natural consequence
girls do not necessarily like dolls
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as a certainty
he won't necessarily come
Etymology
Origin of necessarily
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; necessary, -ly
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
"A lot of my friends don't necessarily know what's going on, but when Beyoncé was in the paddock, I had friends who know that I do the podcast sending me that."
From BBC
Treinen went on to say that teams don’t necessarily need to be lavish spenders in order to compete, pointing to how the Milwaukee Brewers posted baseball’s best record a season ago, with the 22nd-highest payroll.
From Los Angeles Times
"We're not necessarily committing to launching two missions in 2028," he told a briefing, "but we want to have the opportunity to be able to do that."
From Barron's
“You came in with a relatively optimistic outlook for the year, and now investors are running into risk factors that weren’t necessarily at the top of their lists,” he said.
After helping clients sort through estate settlement tasks, Walter wasn’t necessarily surprised by the bad grades, but more so by the good ones.
From MarketWatch
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