NECESSITY IS THE MOTHER OF INVENTION

Meaning of NECESSITY IS THE MOTHER OF INVENTION in English

our needs cause us to invent devices

Do you think the invention of TV proves that necessity is the mother of invention?

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

NECESSITY IS THE MOTHER OF INVENTION — things are invented as a result of need, many inventions are born out of a lack
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
NECESSITY IS THE MOTHER OF INVENTION — ( saying ) a difficult new problem forces people to think of a solution to it
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NECESSITY IS THE MOTHER OF INVENTION — our needs cause us to invent devices, build a better mousetrap Do you think the invention of TV proves that …
English Idioms vocab
NECESSITY IS THE MOTHER OF INVENTION — голь на выдумки хитра, нужда мать изобретательности
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
NECESSITY IS THE MOTHER OF INVENTION — голь на выдумки хитра, нужда мать изобретательности
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
NECESSITY IS THE MOTHER OF INVENTION — Необходимость – мать изобретательности. Swift (Свифт).
English-Russian aphorisms, русские афоризмы
NECESSITY IS THE MOTHER OF INVENTION — Необходимость - мать изобретательства. Ср. Нужда всему научит. Голь на выдумки хитра
Английские поговорки
INVENTION — n invention; invention del cruce Invention of the Cross
Interlingua English vocab
MOTHER — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Great Mother of the Gods Mother Jones Mother Goose Mother Lode Country Mother's Day …
Английский словарь Британика
NECESSITY — I. nə̇ˈsesəd.ē, -ətē, -ˈsestē, -i noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English necessite, from Middle French necessité, from Latin necessitat-, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOTHER
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INVENTION — ə̇nˈvenchən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English invencioun, from Middle French invention, from Latin invention-, inventio, from inventus (past …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INVENTION — (n.) The faculty of inventing; imaginative faculty; skill or ingenuity in contriving anything new; as, a man of invention.
Английский словарь Webster
INVENTION — (n.) That which is invented; an original contrivance or construction; a device; as, this fable was the invention of Esop; …
Английский словарь Webster
INVENTION — (n.) The act of finding out or inventing; contrivance or construction of that which has not before existed; as, the …
Английский словарь Webster
INVENTION — ( n. ) The act of finding out or inventing; contrivance or construction of that which has not before existed; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
INVENTION — ( n. ) That which is invented; an original contrivance or construction; a device; as, this fable was the invention …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NECESSITY — /neuh ses"i tee/ , n. , pl. necessities . 1. something necessary or indispensable: food, shelter, and other necessities of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOTHER
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOTHER
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NECESSITY — noun ( plural -ties ) Etymology: Middle English necessite, from Anglo-French necessité, from Latin necessitat-, necessitas, from necesse Date: 14th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NECESSITY — noun the condition of being needy or necessitous; pressing need; indigence; want. 2. necessity ·noun that which is necessary; a …
Webster English vocab
MOTHER — noun an old woman or matron. 2. mother ·noun hysterical passion; hysteria. 3. mother ·vi to become like, or full …
Webster English vocab
INVENTION — noun thought; idea. 2. invention ·noun a fabrication to deceive; a fiction; a forgery; a falsehood. 3. invention ·noun the …
Webster English vocab
NECESSITY — [ne.ces.si.ty] n, pl -ties [ME necessite, fr. MF necessite, fr. L necessitat-, necessitas, fr. necesse] (14c) 1: the quality or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MOTHER
Merriam-Webster English vocab
INVENTION — in music, any of a number of markedly dissimilar compositional forms dating from the 16th century to the present. While …
Britannica English vocabulary
MOTHER — mother, M~ BrE AmE ˈmʌð ə AmE - ə r ▷ mother|ed d ▷ mothering ˈmʌð ə r‿ɪŋ ▷ mother|s …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
INVENTION — invention BrE AmE ɪn ˈven t ʃ ə n ▷ invention|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NECESSITY — / nəˈsesəti; NAmE / noun 1. [ U ] necessity (for sth) | necessity (of sth / of doing sth) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOTHER — / ˈmʌðə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a female parent of a child or animal; a person …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
INVENTION — / ɪnˈvenʃn; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] a thing or an idea that has been invented : Fax …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NECESSITY — ne ‧ ces ‧ si ‧ ty /nəˈsesəti, nɪˈsesəti/ BrE AmE noun ( plural necessities ) [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MOTHER
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
INVENTION — in ‧ ven ‧ tion /ɪnˈvenʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ invention , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NECESSITY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a an indispensible thing; a necessary (central heating is a necessity). b (usu. foll. by of) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MOTHER — n. & v. --n. 1 a a woman in relation to a child or children to whom she has given …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NECESSITY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a an indispensible thing; a necessary (central heating is a necessity). b (usu. foll. by of) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MOTHER — n. & v. n. 1 a a woman in relation to a child or children to whom she has given …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NECESSITY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. a an indispensible thing; a necessary (central heating is a necessity). b (usu. foll. by of) …
Oxford English vocab
MOTHER — n. & v. --n. 1. a a woman in relation to a child or children to whom she has given …
Oxford English vocab
NECESSITY — ( necessities) 1. The necessity of something is the fact that it must happen or exist. There is agreement on …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOTHER — ( mothers, mothering, mothered) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Your mother …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
INVENTION — ( inventions) 1. An invention is a machine, device, or system that has been invented by someone. The spinning wheel …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
INVENTION — (~s) 1. An ~ is a machine, device, or system that has been invented by someone. The spinning wheel was …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
NECESSITY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES the bare essentials/necessities ▪ Her bag was light, packed with only the bare essentials. COLLOCATIONS …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MOTHER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a proud mother/father/parent ▪ Mark is the proud father of a three-week-old baby boy. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IS — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a baby is born ▪ Let me know as soon as the baby is born. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
INVENTION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE great ▪ Use a diffuser - the greatest frizz-beating invention ever - to dry …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NECESSITY — [noun] - the need for somethingYou can come early and help if you want to, but there's no necessity. [U]Is …
Cambridge English vocab
MOTHER — (PARENT) [noun] [C] - a female parentMy mother was 21 when she had (= gave birth to) me.All the mothers …
Cambridge English vocab
INVENTION — [noun]As far as cookery is concerned his (power of) invention (= ability to do new things) is quite surprising. [U]Be …
Cambridge English vocab
MOTHER — n. Mother Cabrini Great Mother of the Gods Mother Jones Mother Goose Mother Lode Country Mother's Day and Father's Day …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
NECESSITY — See: MAKE A VIRTUE OF NECESSITY, OF NECESSITY.
Slang English vocab
MOTHER — MOTHER, or THE MOTHER. A bawd. Mother abbess: the same. Mother midnight; a midwife. Mother in law's bit; a small …
Slang English vocab
NECESSITY — noun 1 fact that sth must happen; sth that cannot be avoided ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute , fundamental ( esp. BrE …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
MOTHER — INDEX: 1. a mother 2. what you call your mother 3. the time when a woman is a mother 4. …
Longman Activator English vocab
NECESSITY — n. 25B6; noun the VCR is now regarded as a necessity : ESSENTIAL, indispensable item, requisite, prerequisite, necessary, basic, sine …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
INVENTION
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
NECESSITY — n. 1 requirement, essential, necessary, requisite, need, prerequisite, basic, fundamental, sine qua non, desideratum, constraint I was marooned for a …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
INVENTION — n. 1 creation, origination, contriving, devising, conception, contrivance, introduction, development The invention of the screwdriver has spared many a broken …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
NECESSITY — See: MAKE A VIRTUE OF NECESSITY, OF NECESSITY.
Словарь английских идиом
NECESSITY — noun BAD : It was then that I felt the necessity to improve my English. GOOD : It was then …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
NECESSITY — сущ. 1) а) необходимость, настоятельная потребность to obviate a necessity ≈ избегать необходимости absolute, dire necessity ≈ крайняя необходимость military …
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