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Meaning of "entitled" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ENTITLED

entitled  [ɪnˈtaɪtəld] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ENTITLED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Entitled is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ENTITLED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Entitlement

An entitlement is a guarantee of access to something, such as to welfare benefits, based on established rights or by legislation. The term may also reflect a pejorative connotation, as in a "sense of entitlement". A "right" is itself an entitlement associated with a moral or social principle, such that an "entitlement" is a provision made in accordance with a legal framework of a society. Typically, entitlements are based on concepts of principle which are themselves based in concepts of social equality or enfranchisement.

Definition of entitled in the English dictionary

The definition of entitled in the dictionary is having a title or name.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ENTITLED


disgruntled
dɪsˈɡrʌntəld
embattled
ɪmˈbætəld
gruntled
ˈɡrʌntəld
lintelled
ˈlɪntəld
metalled
ˈmɛtəld
mettled
ˈmɛtəld
mottled
ˈmɒtəld
pedestalled
ˈpɛdɪstəld
petalled
ˈpɛtəld
rattled
ˈrætəld
settled
ˈsɛtəld
subtitled
ˈsʌbtaɪtəld
titled
ˈtaɪtəld
totalled
ˈtəʊtəld
undismantled
ˌʌndɪsˈmæntəld
unentitled
ˌʌnɪnˈtaɪtəld
unmetalled
ʌnˈmɛtəld
unsettled
ʌnˈsɛtəld
untitled
ʌnˈtaɪtəld
wattled
ˈwɒtəld

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ENTITLED

entia
entice
enticeable
enticement
enticer
enticing
enticingly
enticingness
entire
entirely
entireness
entireties
entirety
entitative
entities
entitle
entitlement
entitlement program
entity
entoblast

WORDS THAT END LIKE ENTITLED

air-cooled
called
cancelled
castled
controlled
coupled
detailed
disabled
failed
filled
handled
installed
led
rolled
ruled
scheduled
sealed
skilled
so-called
startled

Synonyms and antonyms of entitled in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ENTITLED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «entitled» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of entitled

Translation of «entitled» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ENTITLED

Find out the translation of entitled to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of entitled from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «entitled» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

标题
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

titulado
570 millions of speakers

English

entitled
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हकदार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بعنوان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

право
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

direito
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অধিকারী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

intitulé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berhak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

berechtigt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

題し
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자격
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Berhak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quyền
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

என்ற தலைப்பில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हक्क
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

adlı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

intitolato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

prawo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

право
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

intitulat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

με τίτλο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geregtig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

med titeln
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

berettiget
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of entitled

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ENTITLED»

The term «entitled» is very widely used and occupies the 9.041 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ENTITLED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «entitled» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «entitled» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about entitled

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10 QUOTES WITH «ENTITLED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word entitled.
1
Gloria Allred
I'm entitled to collect my fair share of community property without being called names.
2
Avi Arad
I love Daredevil. I thought it was enjoyable. Okay? There were critical issues with it, and that's why I wear black, some people wear red - we are entitled to our opinions.
3
Neko Case
I want to get away from the social vampires in Tucson. The people who have no lives of their own and meet me and know who I am and feel entitled to say negative things. I have good friends here, especially in the bands. But a lot of it is just like high school.
4
John Catsimatidis
Everyone - whether it's the Jews, the Greeks, the Catholics - everybody is entitled to religious beliefs and entitled to their traditions.
5
Bruce Catton
To learn to get along without, to realize that what the world is going to demand of us may be a good deal more important than what we are entitled to demand of it - this is a hard lesson.
6
Jonathan Coleman
A man is entitled to a few secrets.
7
Michael Cunningham
The only difference was one of them was trying to make a perfect cake and one of them was trying to write a great book. But if we remove that from the equation, it's the same impulse and they are equally entitled to their ecstasies and their despair.
8
Evan Daugherty
Reviewers are certainly entitled to their own opinions. I've become buddies with enough writers and directors, and to be perfectly honest, the ones that have lasted a long time don't pay a lot of attention to the reviews.
9
Ron Davies
And, I hope now that everybody understands that the Labour Party - as it always has done - stands for free speech and individual Members of the Labour Party are entitled to exercise that free speech.
10
Jack Dempsey
Nobody owes anybody a living, but everybody is entitled to a chance.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ENTITLED»

Discover the use of entitled in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to entitled and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Pitied But Not Entitled: Single Mothers and the History of ...
Gordon uncovers the tangled roots of competing visions of welfare and shows that welfare reform can only work if it recognizes that single motherhood is an enduring aspect of contemporary life.
Linda Gordon, 1995
2
Entitled to Nothing: The Struggle for Immigrant Health Care ...
In this book, Park delves into one of the front lines of the battle over the boundaries of citizenship and nation and the meaning of social rights.
Lisa Sun-Hee Park, 2011
3
Deserving and Entitled: Social Constructions and Public Policy
Social Constructions and Public Policy Anne L. Schneider, Helen M. Ingram. At least since the era of the Great Society in the 1960s, economic rights have joined civil and political rights as fundamentals of citizenship.The argu- ment made by ...
Anne L. Schneider, Helen M. Ingram, 2012
4
Generation Me: Why Today's Young Americans Are More ...
Draws on more than a decade of research to identify the challenges being faced by today's young adults, offering insight into how unprecedented levels of competitiveness, economic imbalances, and changes in sexual dynamics are resulting in ...
Jean M. Twenge, 2006
5
Entitled to Power: Farm Women and Technology, 1913-1963
The advent of modern agribusiness irrevocably changed the patterns of life and labor on the American family farm. In Entitled to Power, Katherine Jellison examines midwestern farm women's unexpected response to new labor-saving devices.
Katherine Jellison, 1993
6
The Entitled: A Tale of Modern Baseball
A Tale of Modern Baseball Frank Deford. THE ENTITLED A novel by Frank Deford Copyright © 2007 by Frank Deford Cover and internal design Title Page.
Frank Deford, 2008
7
Not Entitled: A Memoir
Throughout this uniquely personal work, Frank Kermode touches on the deeper, lighter, ineffable issues of autobiography, and he does so with his characteristic grace, precision, and amused wisdom.
Frank Kermode, 1999
8
Entitled: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
Proceeds from this book are used to expand the content and coverage of Websters Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org).
‎2008
9
Cruises in Small Yachts - And a Continuation, Entitled More ...
This book also includes a section entitled "More Cruises" by Maude Speed. Many of the earliest sailing books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.
Maude Speed, 2010
10
Observations on a Late Publication, Entitled "A Dialogue on ...
On a late Publication, entitled "A DIALOGUE "OK THE "ACTUAL STATE OF PARLIAMEN T," AND ALSO ON A TREATISE ENTITLED "FREE PARLIAMENTS." . With Remarks on Mr. Hat/eft's Argument concerning Annual Election!) AND ON The ...
Capel Lofft, 1783

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ENTITLED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term entitled is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Friends lent me deposit on a property – are they entitled to its …
I plan to pay them back the £30,000 but when we last met, they said that when I had paid this back, they would be entitled to 100% of the profit. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Fox News' Laura Ingraham Calls Ariana Grande ''Estupida'' and a …
"Another spoiled, entitled pop princess who's benefited so lucratively from being in this country, being American," the conservative host said. «E! Online, Jul 15»
3
Salaried workers may still be entitled to overtime pay
“People automatically assume because you make a salary you're not entitled to overtime,” said Carlos Leach of Morgan and Morgan. “That is ... «WKMG Orlando, Jul 15»
4
Panjab University women staff now entitled to Child Care Leave
Women employees having minor children are entitled to avail leave up to maximum of one year during their complete service to look after the ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
5
Council was entitled to refuse disclosure of planning documents …
The ICO considered the Council's application of the exception and concluded that the Council "had been entitled to refuse the information ... «Out-Law.com, Jul 15»
6
Jason Hope Comments on New Article Entitled Internet of Things …
In the June 24 article entitled "Big step toward solar power for small electronic devices," Robert Ferris of CNBC talks about a device released at ... «Benzinga, Jul 15»
7
Taxpayers entitled to whine about wine
A NEW report says Australians pay more than a billion dollars a year to subsidise the wine industry. Australia Institute modelling found wine ... «Rockhampton Morning Bulletin, Jul 15»
8
ABA: client may or may not be entitled to entire file at end of …
Under that approach, the client is not necessarily entitled to the entire file at the termination of representation. Rather, what the lawyer must ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
9
The rich ex-wife isn't entitled to maintenance
In Italy, it's legitimate to cancel spousal maintenance paid to an ex wife who has a high income. The Court of Cassation rejected the appeal filed ... «West - Welfare Society Territory, Jul 15»
10
BP Business Economic Loss Claim Appeal 2013-2041: Hardware …
First, Claimant strenuously asserts that it is entitled to a Tourism Industry Designation and therefore not required to demonstrate causation. «Legal Examiner, Jul 15»

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