Entailment — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛntˈeɪlmənt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛntˈeɪlmənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛntˈeɪlmənt/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛntˈeɪlmənt/.

Examples

his resignation had political implications

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

implication deduction

Parts of Speech

noun	something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied) “his resignation had political implications”

Word Forms

entail	verb	have as a logical consequence
imply	verb	have as a necessary feature
implicate	verb	impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Konsequenz

etwas, das abgeleitet (abgeleitet, impliziert oder impliziert) wird

🇫🇷French

implication

quelque chose qui est déduit (déduit ou impliqué ou implicite)

🇪🇸Spanish

vinculación

algo que se infiere (deducido o implicado o implícito)

🇮🇹Italian

implicazione

qualcosa che è dedotto (dedotto o implicato o implicito)

🇳🇱Dutch

gevolg

iets dat wordt afgeleid (afgeleid of geïmpliceerd of geïmpliceerd)

🇵🇹Portuguese

implicação

algo que é inferido (deduzido, implicado ou implícito)

🇷🇺Russian

логическое следствие

нечто предполагаемое (выведенное, подразумеваемое или подразумеваемое)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनुलाग

कुछ ऐसा जो अनुमान लगाया गया हो (निष्कासित या निहित या निहित)

🇮🇳Tamil

ஈடுபாடு

ஊகிக்கப்படும் ஒன்று (கவனிக்கப்பட்டது அல்லது உள்ளடக்கியது அல்லது மறைமுகமாக)

🇮🇳Telugu

ఎంటైల్మెంట్

ఏదో ఊహించినది (ఉద్దేశించబడినది లేదా ఉద్దేశించబడినది లేదా సూచించబడినది)

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रवेश

काहीतरी अनुमान काढलेले आहे (अनुमानित किंवा अंतर्भूत किंवा निहित)

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રવેશ

કંઈક કે જે અનુમાનિત છે (અનુમાનિત અથવા લાગુ અથવા ગર્ભિત)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒಳಗೊಳ್ಳುವಿಕೆ

ಯಾವುದನ್ನಾದರೂ ಊಹಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ (ನಿರ್ಣಯಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ ಅಥವಾ ಒಳಗೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತದೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸೂಚಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

താൽപ്പര്യം

അനുമാനിക്കപ്പെടുന്ന ഒന്ന് (ഉണ്ടാക്കിയതോ ഉൾപ്പെട്ടതോ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സൂചിപ്പിച്ചതോ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦਾਖਲਾ

ਕੋਈ ਚੀਜ਼ ਜਿਸਦਾ ਅਨੁਮਾਨ ਲਗਾਇਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ (ਅੰਦਾਜ਼ਾ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਜਾਂ ਅਪ੍ਰਤੱਖ)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

蕴含

推断出的东西（推论或必然或暗示）

🇯🇵Japanese

含意

推論されたもの（演繹、必然、暗示）

🇰🇷Korean

수반

추론된 것(추론되거나 수반되거나 암시된)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự thừa kế

một cái gì đó được suy ra (suy ra hoặc kéo theo hoặc ngụ ý)

🇹🇭Thai

การมีส่วนร่วม

สิ่งที่อนุมานได้ (อนุมานหรือนำมาหรือโดยนัย)

🇮🇩Indonesian

kewajiban

sesuatu yang disimpulkan (disimpulkan atau disyaratkan atau tersirat)

🇵🇭Filipino

pagsasama

isang bagay na hinuha (hinuha o isinama o ipinahiwatig)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

استلزم

شيء يتم استنتاجه (مستنتج أو متضمن أو ضمني)

🇮🇷Persian

مستلزم

چیزی که استنباط می شود (استنتاج یا مستلزم یا ضمنی)

🇹🇷Turkish

gereklilik

Çıkarılan bir şey (çıkarılan veya zorunlu tutulan veya ima edilen)

🇮🇱Hebrew

מעורבות

משהו שמסיק (מסיק או כרוך או משתמע)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'entailment'?

The primary meaning of 'entailment' is 'something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'entailment' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'entailment' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'entailment' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'entailment' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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