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välttämätön — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • essential adj Absolutely necessary; unable to be done without.
  • imperative adj Extremely important; essential.
  • indispensable adjective So necessary that it cannot be done without.
  • inevitable adjective Certain to happen; impossible to avoid or prevent.
  • necessary adj Required or essential in order to achieve something or avoid a problem.
  • obligate verb To bind, compel, constrain, or oblige by a social, legal, or moral tie.

Senses

välttämätön is used for these senses in English:

  • essential Very important; of high importance.
  • imperative Essential; crucial; extremely important.
  • indispensable (ecclesiastical, obsolete) Not admitting ecclesiastical dispensation; not subject to release or exemption; that cannot be allowed by bending the canonical rules. [16th–17th c.]
  • indispensable Absolutely necessary or requisite; that one cannot do without. [from 17th c.]
  • inevitable Impossible to avoid or prevent.
  • must-have Essential to own.
  • necessary Required, essential, whether logically inescapable or needed in order to achieve a desired result or avoid some penalty.
  • obligate Indispensable; essential; necessary; obligatory; mandatory; unavoidably invoked.

essential — full definition

  1. adj Absolutely necessary; unable to be done without.
  2. noun A basic item or ingredient that is necessary.

imperative — full definition

  1. adj Extremely important; essential.
  2. adj Relating to the grammatical mood used for commands.
  3. noun Something absolutely necessary.
  4. noun The grammatical mood used to give orders or instructions.

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