not necessarily
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Meaning · English
not always or inevitably
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
không phải luôn luôn hoặc không thể tránh khỏi
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Register: neutral
Examples
A film has to have a beginning, middle and end... but not necessarily in that order.Một bộ phim phải có mở đầu, phần thân và phần kết... nhưng không nhất thiết phải theo thứ tự đó.
Tatoeba sentence #13655802 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)
Sources & notes
Everyday learner phrase (CEFR B1); level cross-referenced from published learner lists. Definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “not necessarily” mean?
not always or inevitably
Is “not necessarily” formal or informal?
not necessarily is generally neutral.