entail
verb (used with object)
to cause or involve by necessity or as a consequence.
have entailed
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present perfectof entail.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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But denying the request would have entailed meetings, legal review and the risk of complaints.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
He could have used a wide lens, but he didn’t want the spatial distortion and distancing effect that would have entailed.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 25, 2023
Once the suspension ended after the 2020 World Series, the Red Sox brought Cora back, as many suspected they would, even if it might have entailed some difficult conversations about public blowback.
From New York Times ● Oct. 15, 2021
"At this stage there is not a sale process in place," he said, lauding the division's restructuring efforts that have entailed streamlining products and distribution at labels Girard Perregaux and Ulysse Nardin.
From Reuters ● Jul. 27, 2021
It was a long ride, but easier than the bus-train combo Sherry’s other prospect would have entailed.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
