entail
part of speech
verb (entail, entails, entailed, entailing); noun (an entail — law, old)
meaning for a pupil
1) (verb) To include or need something as a necessary part or result: «The job entails a lot of travel». tree →
2) (logic) If A entails B, then whenever A is true, B must also be true. tree →
3) (noun, law, old) A rule that property must pass down to certain heirs, often eldest sons, as in old English novels. tree →
sense in the lessons
A formal exam word. In everyday talk: «What does the job entail?» = what do you have to do? In maths and logic: «entail» means «it follows that». In history and old novels: entailed estates. Phrases: «what does it entail?», «entail risk», «entail cost».
examples
- What does being class monitor entail? tree →
- Owning a dog entails walking it every day. tree →
- The trip will entail an early start. tree →
- Building the shed entailed a lot of work. tree →
- If a number ends in 0, that entails it can be divided by 10. tree →
- The house was entailed, so it went to a cousin, not the daughters. tree →
note
Regular verb. Formal; in speech say «involve», «mean», «need». Do not confuse with «entrails» (insides of an animal). In logic, «A entails B» does not mean «B entails A».
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «entail» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.