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
That would have entailed knowing in real time when the market was going to rise and fall, and no one knows that reliably over long periods.
From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2024
"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
Indeed, he added, “some of the court’s most notable and consequential decisions have entailed overruling precedent,” citing 30 cases to prove the point.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 24, 2020
Making these stamps must have entailed a great deal of work, and they surely weren’t manufactured just to print this single document.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
