entails

7 synonyms for entails, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.

Verb — Third person singular of entail: to involve something as a necessary part or consequence.

Synonyms

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means

Rare, literary or technical

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involves requires necessitates carries with it implies logically implies

Synonyms by Meaning

1. verb

Third person singular of entail: to involve something as a necessary part or consequence.

“The job entails a lot of travel.”

involves requires means necessitates carries with it

2. verb technical

In logic, of a statement: to have another statement as its necessary consequence, so that if the first is true the second must be true.

“That every raven is black entails that this raven is black.”

implies logically implies

How to use entails

The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.

what this entails entails a risk entails a great deal of work the role entails

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman legal French 'entailler', to cut into a particular shape or restrict, from 'en-' plus 'taille' (a cut, a limitation). The general sense 'to involve as a consequence' developed from the legal one.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between 'entails' and 'implies'?

In everyday English they overlap, but 'entails' means something is necessarily included, while 'implies' can mean merely suggests or hints at. In logic the distinction is strict: entailment is a guaranteed consequence, whereas implication can be a weaker or purely conversational suggestion.

What does an entailed estate mean in novels like Pride and Prejudice?

It means the property is legally tied to a fixed line of heirs, in that case male ones, so the current owner cannot leave it to whoever he chooses. That is why the Bennet daughters cannot inherit Longbourn and it passes to Mr Collins.

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