erfordern — meaning in English
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English meaning
- entail verb To involve or require something as a necessary consequence.
- necessitate verb To make something needed, so that it has to happen.
- presuppose verb To take something as true beforehand, in order to base an argument or conclusion on it.
- require verb To need something as essential.
Senses
erfordern is used for these senses in English:
- entail (transitive) To imply, require, or invoke.
- necessitate (transitive) To make necessary; to behove; to require (something) to be brought about. [from early 17th c.]
- presuppose To assume some truth without proof, usually for the purpose of reaching a conclusion based on that truth.
- require To demand, to insist upon (having); to call for authoritatively. [from 14th c.]
entail — full definition
- verb To involve or require something as a necessary consequence.
- noun (law) An estate whose inheritance is restricted to a specific line of heirs.
necessitate — full definition
- verb To make something needed, so that it has to happen.
- verb To push someone into taking a particular course of action.
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