entitled
- adjective
- /ɪnˈtaɪtld/
- As a tenant, you are entitled to a safe and livable environment.
But you, you're you're entitled to own that, you know?
- But you, you're you're entitled to own that, you know?
- The poor in this nation are entitled to a job or an income.
- Somewhere, some document says I am entitled to the pursuit of happiness.
- Young people do not want to learn what they are entitled to know, right?
- Now, practically speaking, no jury is entitled to go to the crime scene.
- They are entitled to understand it.
- You're not entitled a job, nor are you entitled the place of work.
- So I'm either entitled to be rescued based on the past that I had.
- I want an audience to feel entitled and empowered to respond.
- much. You're entitled to love and attention from your parents, but you're not entitled to
Examples
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Women's bodies are entitled to the same rights as men's bodies.
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But who is entitled to what resources around the planet?
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The poor in this nation are entitled to a job or an income.
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I just thought I was entitled to whatever you had.
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And I think we're fully entitled to ask why.
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This is my opinion, and I am still entitled to believe and express it.
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Please know that if you are disappointed in the performance of the Executive, you are absolutely entitled.
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They think they are entitled to what is yours.
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And you're entitled to have a little bit of privacy.
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As a non-U.S. citizen, I don't get to vote here, so I'm not really entitled to weigh in on the specifics of American politics.
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Synonyms
Having a legal or moral claim to something
Antonyms
How Entitled
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Entitled comes from the idea of giving someone a title, like a label that shows a right. So to be entitled originally meant to have a 'right' or claim, which is why we say employees are entitled to extra vacation.