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Definitions of 'essential'
1.
Something that is essential is extremely important or absolutely necessary to a particular subject, situation, or activity.
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2.
The essentials are the things that are absolutely necessary for the situation you are in or for the task you are doing.
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3.
The essential aspects of something are its most basic or important aspects.
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Synonyms of 'essential'
• vital, important, needed [...]
• fundamental, main, basic [...]
• concentrated, extracted, refined [...]
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Collocations with 'essential'
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What the meal does provide are foods containing valuable vitamins and essential fats -- important for emotional and mental health. Colette Harris, With Theresa Cheung PCOS DIET BOOK: How you can use the nutritional approach to deal with polycystic ovary syndrome (2002) Chapman, C. & Horsley, M. & Small, E. Technology Basic Facts (1990) Computing (2010)
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Translations of 'essential'
English-French
● adjective: (=crucial) essentiel (essentielle); (=basic) fondamental (fondamentale) [...]
● noun: (=essential thing) élément essentiel, élément indispensable [...]
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● adjective: (=necessary) esencial, imprescindible; (=fundamental) [quality, fact, difference, element] fundamental, esencial [...]
● noun: (=necessary thing) in my job a car is an essential: en mi trabajo, un coche es una necesidad [...]
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English-German
● adjective: (= necessary, vital) (unbedingt or absolut) erforderlich or notwendig; services, supplies lebenswichtig; (= of the essence, basic) wesentlich, essenziell (geh), essentiell (geh); (Philos) essenziell, essentiell, wesenhaft; question, role entscheidend [...]
● noun: ; essentials plural (= most important points) wichtige Punkte pl, Essentials pl [...]
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English-Italian
● adjective: (gen) essenziale; (basic) fondamentale; (important) indispensabile [...]
● noun: (oftenplural) elemento essenziale [...]
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English-Chinese
● adjective: (necessary, vital) 必要的; (basic) 基本的 [...]
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English-Portuguese
● adjective: (necessary) indispensável; (basic) essencial [...]
● noun: elemento essencial [...]
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English-Hindi
● adjective: आवश्यक [...]
● countable noun: आवश्यक तत्त्व [...]
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English-Japanese
● adjective: 必須の [...]
● countable noun: 不可欠なもの [...]
● plural noun: 根本的な要素 [...]
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English-Korean
● adjective: 필수적인, 매우 중요한 [...]
● countable noun: 필수 요소 [...]
● plural noun: 본질적 요소 [...]
See entry Something that is essential is absolutely necessary. Romanian: esențial Ukrainian: істотний'essential' in other languages
