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necessarilyadverb

uk ​ /ˈnes.ə.ser.ɪl.i/ us ​ /ˈnes.ə.ser.ɪl.i/

B2 used in negatives to mean "in every case" or "therefore":

The fact that something is cheap doesn't necessarily mean it's of low quality.
You can love someone without necessarily wanting to marry them.
That's not necessarily true.

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(Definition of “necessarily” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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necessarilyadverb [ not gradable ]

us ​ /ˌnes·əˈseər·ə·li, ̠-ˈser-/

› (esp. in negatives) in all cases; as an expected result:

Money doesn’t necessarily buy happiness.
"These cheap glasses will break easily." "Not necessarily."

(Definition of “necessarily” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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