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# mandatory

«mandatory» in Mova's school dictionary: **Required by a law or a rule; something you must do…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (mandatory)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) Required by a law or a rule; something you must do; compulsory. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mandatory/#m1)

2) (law) A mandatory sentence is a punishment the law says must be given. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mandatory/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In school life, «attendance is mandatory» and safety gear is mandatory on trips; in exam papers and forms it marks questions you must answer; in law and news, mandatory rules and sentences appear. Phrases: mandatory for, it is mandatory to, mandatory field (on forms).

### examples

- Wearing a helmet is mandatory on the bike trip. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mandatory/#x1)
- School uniform is mandatory at our school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mandatory/#x2)
- It is mandatory to wear a seat belt in a car. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mandatory/#x3)
- The fields marked with a star are mandatory. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mandatory/#x4)
- Swimming lessons are mandatory in Year 4. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mandatory/#x5)
- The new law made recycling mandatory. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mandatory/#x6)
- A mandatory fire drill takes place every term. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mandatory/#x7)

### note

Adjective. Formal word; everyday words are «compulsory» or «you have to». Opposite: optional, voluntary. Pronounced MAN-duh-tree (UK) or MAN-duh-tor-ee (US).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «mandatory» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mandatory/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.