entail
Translation
to entail, to involve, to require
Examples
This job will entail a lot of travel.
This job will entail a lot of travel.
The project entails managing a large team.
The project entails managing a large team.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to involve (sth.) as a necessary part or consequence. This job will entail a lot of travel.
((-ing)) to involve doing (sth.). The project entails managing a large team.
Similar Words
Synonyms: involve, require, necessitate; Antonyms: exclude, omit
Etymology
From Old French 'entaillier' (to cut into), from 'en-' (in) + 'taillier' (to cut). The idea is 'to impose a necessity'.
Memory Tips
Think of a 'tail' attached to a decision. The decision 'entails' (has a tail of) consequences.