Compulsory — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

required by rule

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kjˈuːmjʊlənt/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪstɹˈʌbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪstɹˈʌbəl/

4 syllables Say it as /kjˈuːmjʊlənt/.

Examples

in most schools physical education is compulsory
attendance is mandatory
required reading

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

required mandatory

Parts of Speech

adjective

required by rule

“in most schools physical education is compulsory”

Word Forms

mandate

verb

make mandatory

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

obligatorisch

gesetzlich vorgeschrieben

🇫🇷French

obligatoire

requis par la règle

🇪🇸Spanish

obligatorio

requerido por la regla

🇮🇹Italian

obbligatorio

richiesto dalla regola

🇳🇱Dutch

verplicht

vereist door de regel

🇵🇹Portuguese

obrigatório

exigido por regra

🇷🇺Russian

принудительный

требуется по правилу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनिवार्य

नियम द्वारा आवश्यक

🇧🇩Bengali

বাধ্যতামূলক

নিয়ম দ্বারা প্রয়োজনীয়

🇮🇳Tamil

கட்டாயம்

விதியின்படி தேவை

🇮🇳Telugu

తప్పనిసరి

నియమం ద్వారా అవసరం

🇮🇳Marathi

अनिवार्य

नियमानुसार आवश्यक

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફરજિયાત

નિયમ દ્વારા જરૂરી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಡ್ಡಾಯ

ನಿಯಮದಿಂದ ಅಗತ್ಯವಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിർബന്ധിതം

ചട്ടപ്രകാരം ആവശ്യമാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲਾਜ਼ਮੀ

ਨਿਯਮ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਲੋੜੀਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

لازمی

قاعدہ کے ذریعہ مطلوب ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

强制性的

规则要求的

🇯🇵Japanese

義務

ルールで義務付けられている

🇰🇷Korean

의무적인

규칙에 의해 요구됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bắt buộc

được yêu cầu theo quy định

🇹🇭Thai

ภาคบังคับ

จำเป็นตามกฎ

🇮🇩Indonesian

wajib

diwajibkan oleh aturan

🇵🇭Filipino

sapilitan

kinakailangan ng panuntunan

🇲🇾Malay

wajib

dikehendaki oleh peraturan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إلزامي

مطلوبة بموجب القاعدة

🇮🇷Persian

اجباری

طبق قانون مورد نیاز است

🇹🇷Turkish

zorunlu

kural gereği gerekli

🇮🇱Hebrew

חובה

נדרש על פי כלל

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What is the primary definition of the word 'compulsory'?

The primary meaning of 'compulsory' is 'required by rule'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'compulsory' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'compulsory' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'compulsory' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'compulsory' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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