nécessaire — meaning in English
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English meaning
- kit noun A set of equipment, tools, or personal items packed together for a particular purpose, such as a soldier's gear or a workman's tools.
- necessary adj Required or essential in order to achieve something or avoid a problem.
- outfit noun A set of clothes worn together, often for a particular occasion.
- prerequisite noun Something that must be in place or completed before something else can happen.
- requisite adj Necessary for a particular purpose; needed.
- toolkit noun A set of tools kept together, especially comprising all the tools suitable for some particular type of work.
Senses
nécessaire is used for these senses in English:
- outfit Gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose.
- prerequisite Required as a prior condition of something else; necessary or indispensable.
- requisite Essential, indispensable, required.
- toolkit A set of tools kept together, especially comprising all the tools suitable for some particular type of work.
kit — full definition
- noun A set of equipment, tools, or personal items packed together for a particular purpose, such as a soldier's gear or a workman's tools.
- noun A set of parts sold together for the buyer to assemble.
- noun The official uniform and equipment worn by players on a sports team.
- noun A young cat, fox, rabbit, or similar small animal.
- verb To equip someone with the gear or clothing they need.
necessary — full definition
- adj Required or essential in order to achieve something or avoid a problem.
- noun Informal: whatever is required to get something done (often "do the necessary").