Cambridge Dictionaries online Cambridge Dictionaries online

The most popular online dictionary and thesaurus for learners of English

  

entail

/ɪnˈteɪl/

Translation

v [t]
(form)
conllevar
It will entail a risk
Va a conllevar un riesgo
Traveling to Rome will entail spending another two hours on the plane
Viajar a Roma conllevará pasar dos horas más en el avión
constr. to entail + doing sth
(Definition of entail v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

Word of the Day

throw caution to the wind/winds

to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results

Word of the Day

Blog

Read our blog about how the English language behaves.

Learn More

New Words

Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.

Learn More