SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
entail
verb
To involve or require as a necessary part or consequence.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Require as a consequence
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Usage distinction
Return to topImply can be weaker in everyday speech; entail identifies a necessary component or consequence.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See entail in use
Restoring the theater will entail months of careful work.
Lena explained that each recorded contribution would entail editing, a review by its speaker, and a decision about where it belonged in the sequence.
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