necessitate
verb (used with object)
to make necessary or unavoidable.
necessitates
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present tense formof necessitate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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This necessitates a fair amount of text and documentation on the walls, which can sometimes sink a show—but not in this case.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Beard's passing "necessitates the cancellation" of the band's tour dates this week in Utah and Colorado, the statement said.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
The county rejected the plan, saying it lacked specificity and necessitates “an elevated level of fiscal oversight.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
American parenthood is plagued with structural problems: A lack of affordable childcare, an increasingly rising standard for “good” parenting, and a cost of living that necessitates more than one income per family.
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026
Not just because it’s dark and wet and full of spiders and who knows what else, and not just because it’s always scary weather that necessitates entering its depths.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
