entail
To imply, require, or invokeTo imply, require, or invoke.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To imply, require, or invoke.
This activity will entail careful attention to detail.
bedingen, mit sich bringen, nach sich ziehen
тре́боватьtrébovatʹ, влечьvlečʹ
(transitive)To settle or fix inalienably on a person or thing, or on a person and his descendants or a certain line of descendants; -- said especially of an estate; to bestow as a heritage.
1754-1762, David Hume, The History of England Allowing them to entail their estates.
als unveräußerliches Gut vererben
(obsolete, transitive)To appoint hereditary possessor.
- impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result
- have as a logical consequence
- limit the inheritance of property to a specific class of heirs
Examples
23 sentencesWhat does that entail?
Що з цього випливає? — deniko
Tom had no conception of what fatherhood entailed.
What would that entail?
What does your job entail?
ruВ чём заключается твоя работа? — marafon
deWelche Aufgaben sind mit deiner Arbeit verbunden? — al_ex_an_der
Sami doesn't know what this entails.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English entaillen, from Old French entaillier, entailler (“to notch”, literallFrom Middle English entaillen, from Old French entaillier, entailler (“to notch”, literally “to cut in”); from prefix en- + tailler (“to cut”), from Late Latin taliare, from Latin talea. Compare late Latin feudum talliatum (“a fee entailed, i.e., curtailed or limited”).
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Forms
entails, entailing, entailed, entailedSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle