entail

in Vietnamese Yêu cầu, đòi hỏi

BrE /ɪnˈteɪl/ AmE /ɪnˈteɪl/

verb en → vi

past entailed pp entailed ing entailing

1 REQUIRE [transitive] B2

Yêu cầu, đòi hỏi

to require something as a necessary part of or result of something else

  • entail doing sth

Collocations entail a lot of work · entailing significant changes

  • Starting a business entails a great deal of risk.

    Khởi nghiệp đòi hỏi một lượng lớn rủi ro.

2 LEGAL [transitive] C1

Giao truyền, chuyển giao theo luật pháp

to involve the passing on of property or rights to someone else, according to law

  • entail sth on sb

Collocations entailing property rights · entailed upon heirs

  • The estate is entailed upon the eldest son.

    Di sản được chuyển giao cho con trai cả.