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Definition entail in American English

entail verb

[transitive] verb
/ɪnˈteɪl/
1

if a situation or action entails a particular thing, it involves having or doing that thing

Example

These cuts will entail some job losses.

Example

Building the airport entails reclaiming huge areas of land from the ocean.

Synonyms and related words
result follow come out of
2

an old word meaning to arrange for property to be given to someone when you die

Definition entail in American English