{
    "term": "necessarily",
    "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to say that something cannot be avoided",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The number of places available is necessarily limited."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Servants necessarily had close contact with their employers."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to say that something is possibly true but not definitely or always true",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Biggest doesn't necessarily mean best."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It isn't necessarily true that sugar is bad for you."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The more expensive articles are not necessarily better."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘We're going to lose.’ ‘Not necessarily.’"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The views in this article do not necessarily reflect those of the college."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Doubt, guessing and certainty"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌnesəˈserəli//ˈnesəsərəli/",
                "audio": "ne/necessarily/necessarily__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌnesəˈserəli/",
                "audio": "ne/necessarily/necessarily__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}