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Mr. Tom Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

The use of "entail"

Hi

Can I use entail in the sense of involve or have? For example:

1) His story entails a lot of lies. [has]

2) This action would entail terrible risks. [involves]

Thanks,

Tom
  

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entail : to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result <the project will entail considerable expense> Mr. Tom 1) His story entails a lot of lies. [ has ] No.

— CalifJim

  • entail : to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result <the project will entail considerable expense> Mr.
  • Tom 1) His story entails a lot of lies.
  • [ has ] No.
  • 2) This action would entail terrible risks .
  • [ involves ] Yes.
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entail : to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result <the project will entail considerable expense>
Mr. Tom1) His story entails a lot of lies. [has] No.


2) This action would entail terrible risks. [involves]
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