English–French

“necessarily” in French

French

Pronunciation

IPA/nesesɛʁəmɑ̃/

Example

Ce n'est pas nécessairement mauvais.

It isn't necessarily bad.

Illustration for nécessairement (necessarily)

How to say “necessarily” in French

“Necessarily” in French is nécessairement.

A conclusion marked as possible in some situations but not guaranteed in all of them.

Full entry for nécessairement: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with nécessairement

On n'a pas nécessairement besoin d'être riche pour être heureux.

You don't necessarily need to be rich to be happy.

Tips for using nécessairement

  • English necessarily and French nécessairement are close in form, but pas nécessairement often softens a statement by allowing exceptions.

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