entitle
verb/ɪnˈtaɪtl/
/ɪnˈtaɪtl/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they entitle | /ɪnˈtaɪtl/ /ɪnˈtaɪtl/ |
| he / she / it entitles | /ɪnˈtaɪtlz/ /ɪnˈtaɪtlz/ |
| past simple entitled | /ɪnˈtaɪtld/ /ɪnˈtaɪtld/ |
| past participle entitled | /ɪnˈtaɪtld/ /ɪnˈtaɪtld/ |
| -ing form entitling | /ɪnˈtaɪtlɪŋ/ /ɪnˈtaɪtlɪŋ/ |
- [often passive] to give somebody the right to have or to do something
- be entitled to something You will be entitled to your pension when you reach 66.
- Everyone's entitled to their own opinion.
- entitle somebody to do something This ticket does not entitle you to travel first class.
Extra Examples- Of course, he's entitled to his opinion but I think he's wrong.
- Passengers will be entitled to a full refund of the cost of the ticket.
- The authorities were entitled to act as they did.
- The discount vouchers entitle you to money off your electricity bill.
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- [usually passive] to give a title to a book, play, etc.
- be entitled + noun He read a poem entitled ‘Salt’.
- The company launched a huge marketing campaign entitled ‘Buy Blue’.
Word Originlate Middle English (formerly also as intitle): via Old French from late Latin intitulare, from in- ‘in’ + Latin titulus ‘title’.
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