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- Dictionaryentail/ɪnˈteɪl/
verb
- 1. involve (something) as a necessary or inevitable part or consequence: "a situation which entails considerable risks"
- 2. limit the inheritance of (property) over a number of generations so that ownership remains within a particular family or group: "her father's estate was entailed on a cousin"
noun
- 1. a limitation of the inheritance of property to certain heirs over a number of generations: "the damage being done in England by entails"
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to make something necessary, or to involve something: Such a large investment inevitably entails some risk. [ + -ing verb ] Repairing the roof will entail spend ing a lot of money. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Being based on or depending on something. -based. as the case may be phrase. base something on something. bases. basis.
to make something necessary, or to involve something: Such a large investment inevitably entails some risk. [ + -ing verb ] Repairing the roof will entail spend ing a lot of money. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Being based on or depending on something. -based. as the case may be phrase. base something on something. bases. basis.
: to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result. the project will entail considerable expense. 2. : to restrict (property) by limiting the inheritance to the owner's lineal descendants or to a particular class thereof. 3. a.
Definition of 'entail' Word Frequency. entail. (ɪnteɪl ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense entails , present participle entailing , past tense, past participle entailed. verb. If one thing entails another, it involves it or causes it. [formal] Such a decision would entail a huge political risk. [VERB noun]
Definition of entail verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
ENTAIL definition: to involve something: . Learn more.
to cause or involve by necessity or as a consequence: a loss entailing no regret. to impose as a burden: Success entails hard work. Law. to limit the passage of (real estate) to a specified line of heirs, so that it cannot be transferred or bequeathed to anyone else.
n. 1. a. The act of entailing, especially property. b. The state of being entailed. 2. An entailed estate. 3. A predetermined order of succession, as to an estate or to an office. 4. Something transmitted as if by unalterable inheritance.
entail. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English en‧tail /ɪnˈteɪl/ verb [ transitive] 1 to involve something as a necessary part or result A new computer system entails a lot of re-training.
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