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/fɔʁ.se.mɑ̃/

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Translation

necessarily, inevitably

Word origin

From forcé, the past participle of forcer, plus the adverb-forming suffix -ment. Force itself comes from Vulgar Latin fortia, from Latin fortis ('strong').

Origin
Latin
Root
fortis
English cognates
force, fort, effort

Examples

' .

That is not necessarily bad news.

, .

He must have seen the message, he was online.

pars , .

If you leave now, you will inevitably arrive late.

.

The most expensive ones are not necessarily the best.

, ' prévenu .

Inevitably, nobody had warned the neighbours.

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This word is part of lesson 37.