No. 835 in French

forcément

Necessarily.

In a sentence

Ce n'est pas forcément vrai.
It is not necessarily true.
In this sentence, 'forcément' means 'necessarily', implying a notion of inevitability or certainty being questioned.
Ils ne sont pas forcément d'accord avec cette idée.
They do not necessarily agree with this idea.
Here, 'forcément' conveys the possibility of disagreement, suggesting that agreement is not a given.
Être riche ne signifie pas forcément être heureux.
Being rich does not necessarily mean being happy.
'Forcément' in this context points out that wealth does not unavoidably equate to happiness, emphasizing the conditional nature of the statement.

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