Entitle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

give the right to

give a title to

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛntˈaɪɾəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛntˈaɪtəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛntˈaɪtəl/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛntˈaɪɾəl/.

Examples

The Freedom of Information Act entitles you to request your FBI file

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ennoble gentle title

Parts of Speech

verb	give the right to “The Freedom of Information Act entitles you to request your FBI file”
verb	give a title to
verb	give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility

Word Forms

entitlement	noun	right granted by law or contract (especially a right to benefits)
title	noun	the name of a work of art or literary composition etc.
ennoblement	noun	the act of raising someone to the nobility

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

berechtigen

das Recht dazu geben

🇫🇷French

donner droit

donner le droit à

🇪🇸Spanish

dar derecho

dar el derecho a

🇮🇹Italian

diritto

dare il diritto a

🇳🇱Dutch

recht

het recht geven

🇵🇹Portuguese

autorizar

dar o direito de

🇷🇺Russian

давать право

дать право на

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टाइटिल

का अधिकार दो

🇧🇩Bengali

এনটাইটেল

অধিকার দিন

🇮🇳Tamil

உரிமை

உரிமை கொடுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

హక్కు

హక్కు ఇవ్వండి

🇮🇳Marathi

हक्क

अधिकार द्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

હકદાર

નો અધિકાર આપો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅರ್ಹತೆ

ಹಕ್ಕನ್ನು ನೀಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അവകാശം

അവകാശം നൽകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੱਕਦਾਰ

ਦਾ ਅਧਿਕਾਰ ਦਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

حقدار

کا حق دیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

赋予

赋予权利

🇯🇵Japanese

権利を与える

～する権利を与える

🇰🇷Korean

자격을 부여하다

권리를 부여하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quyền

trao quyền cho

🇹🇭Thai

สิทธิ

ให้สิทธิ์ในการ

🇮🇩Indonesian

berhak

memberikan hak untuk

🇵🇭Filipino

bigyan ng karapatan

ibigay ang karapatan sa

🇲🇾Malay

berhak

memberi hak kepada

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يحق

إعطاء الحق في

🇮🇷Persian

حق داشتن

حق دادن به

🇹🇷Turkish

hak vermek

hakkını vermek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְזַכּוֹת

לתת את הזכות

Test Yourself1 / 3

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

The primary meaning of 'entitle' is 'give the right to'.

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

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

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

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

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