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# indispensable

adjective (indispensable)

«indispensable» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Indispensable means so important or useful that you cannot manage without it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indispensable/#m1)
2. An indispensable person is someone a team or group really needs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indispensable/#m2)

### In the lessons

In formal writing, adverts and everyday talk it shows that something is necessary. Phrases: «indispensable to», «indispensable for», «an indispensable tool».

### Examples

- Water is indispensable to life. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indispensable/#x1)
- A map is indispensable on a long walk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indispensable/#x2)
- Our goalkeeper is indispensable to the team. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indispensable/#x3)
- Glasses are indispensable for reading if you need them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indispensable/#x4)
- A good dictionary is indispensable for learning a language. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indispensable/#x5)
- The nurse was indispensable during the emergency. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indispensable/#x6)
- Sunscreen is indispensable on a sunny beach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indispensable/#x7)
- Teamwork is indispensable for winning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indispensable/#x8)
- Hephaestus appears to have been an indispensable member of the Olympic Assembly, where he plays the part of smith, armourer, chariot-builder, &c. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indispensable/#x9)

### Note

Ends in -able, not -ible. In + dispensable: «dispensable» means you can do without it. Similar to «essential»; the opposite is «unnecessary».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «indispensable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indispensable/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«indispensable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/indispensable.html) on Mova free.