HyperDicEnglishENTA ... entail

Install About

Dictionary A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Related WikiPedia: entail
English 5 senses of the word entail:
VERBstativeentail, imply, meanhave as a logical consequence
stativeentail, implicateimpose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result
possessionentail, fee-taillimit the inheritance of property to a specific class of heirs
NOUNpossessionentailland received by fee tail
actentailthe act of entailing property
entail pronunciation
Soundsehntey'l
Rhymesail ... Yale: 95 rhymes with eyl...
Englishentail: 5 senses noun 1, possession
MeaningLand received by fee tail.
Broaderestate, land, landed estate, acres, demesneextensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
Englishentail: 5 senses noun 2, act
MeaningThe act of entailing property; the creation of a fee tail from a fee simple.
BroaderchangeThe action of changing something
Englishentail: 5 senses verb 1, stative
MeaningHave as a logical consequence.
PatternSomething ----s something
Synonymsimply, mean
BroadernecessitateCause to be a concomitant
Spanishacarrear, comportar, implicar, ocasionar, presuponer, suponer
Catalanencloure, implicar
Nounsentailmentsomething that is inferred / inferred / inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
Englishentail: 5 senses verb 2, stative
Meaningimpose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result.
PatternSomething ----s something
Example"What does this move entail?"
Synonymimplicate
Broaderleadtend to or result in
Spanishcomportar, conllevar, entrañar, implicar a, implicar, suponer
Catalancomportar
Englishentail: 5 senses verb 3, possession
MeaningLimit the inheritance of property to a specific class of heirs.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Synonymfee-tail
Broaderbequeath, will, leaveLeave or give by will after one's death

©2001-25 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact

English | Spanish | Catalan
Privacy | Robots

Valid XHTML 1.0 Strict