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entail

Definition

  • verb: to have (something) as a part, step, or result
  • verb: to restrict (property) by limiting the inheritance to the owner's lineal descendants or to a particular class thereof
  • synonyms: intaglio, tail, tailye

Examples

  • I'll need to know a little more about what the job 'entails'. [='involves']

  • He accepted the responsibility, with all that it 'entails'.

  • The procedure does 'entail' [='carry'] certain risks.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) - Bugger: - "This I did." My agents forged documents and gained entry to the Ministry of Truth... (Winston) Thoughtcrime is death. Thoughtcrime does not entail death. Thoughtcrime is death. I have committed, even before setting pen to paper, the essential crime that contains all others in itself. (..)
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