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# entail

verb (entail, entails, entailed, entailing); noun (an entail — law, old)

«entail» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (verb) To include or need something as a necessary part or result: «The job entails a lot of travel». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entail/#m1)
2. (logic) If A entails B, then whenever A is true, B must also be true. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entail/#m2)
3. (noun, law, old) A rule that property must pass down to certain heirs, often eldest sons, as in old English novels. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entail/#m3)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entail/#x1)
- Owning a dog entails walking it every day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entail/#x2)
- The trip will entail an early start. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entail/#x3)
- Building the shed entailed a lot of work. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entail/#x4)
- If a number ends in 0, that entails it can be divided by 10. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entail/#x5)
- The house was entailed, so it went to a cousin, not the daughters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entail/#x6)

### 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».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «entail» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entail/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«entail» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/entail.html) on Mova free.