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menester — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • duty noun Something a person is morally or legally obligated to do.
  • necessary adj Required or essential in order to achieve something or avoid a problem.
  • necessity noun The state of being required or unavoidable.

Senses

menester is used for these senses in English:

  • duty (countable, uncountable) That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.
  • necessary Required, essential, whether logically inescapable or needed in order to achieve a desired result or avoid some penalty.
  • necessity The quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite.

duty — full definition

  1. noun Something a person is morally or legally obligated to do.
  2. noun A tax charged on goods, especially imports.
  3. noun The period during which someone is actively working or on call.

necessary — full definition

  1. adj Required or essential in order to achieve something or avoid a problem.
  2. noun Informal: whatever is required to get something done (often "do the necessary").

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