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necessity [necessities] (quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite) noun [UK: nɪ.ˈse.sɪ.ti] [US: nə.ˈse.sə.ti] | menesternoun necesidadnoun |
necessity is the mother of invention (a person in need will find a way) phrase [UK: nɪ.ˈse.sɪ.ti ɪz ðə ˈmʌð.ə(r) əv ɪn.ˈven.ʃn̩] [US: nə.ˈse.sə.ti ˈɪz ðə ˈmʌð.r̩ əv ˌɪn.ˈven.ʃn̩] | |
make a virtue of necessity (to make the best of a difficult situation) verb [UK: ˈmeɪk ə ˈvɜː.tʃuː əv nɪ.ˈse.sɪ.ti] [US: ˈmeɪk ə ˈvɝː.tʃuː əv nə.ˈse.sə.ti] |