Palavra do dia

essential      /ɪˈsɛnʃəl/   adjective

(essencial)

 

comparative and superlative forms: more essential; most essential

 

 

1 : extremely important and necessary • As a fighter pilot, he knows that good vision is essential. • Reservations are essential[=necessary, needed] if you plan to eat there on a Saturday. — often followed by to or for • The river is essential to the region’s economy. • Food is essential [=necessary] for life. — often followed by to + verb • It is essential to use the proper technique. • It's essential to arrive on time. — often followed by that • It'sessential that we arrive on time.

2 : very basic : fundamental • Free speech is an essential right of citizenship. • The essential problem with this plan is that it will cost too much. • There's no essential difference between the two products.

 

— essentially /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/ adverb [more essentially; most essentially] • All action movies have essentially [=basically, fundamentally] the same plot.• What he says is essentially true.

 

— essentialness /ɪˈsɛnʃəlnəs/ noun [noncount]

 

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