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entertain

(entəʳteɪn)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense entertains, present participle entertaining, past tense, past participle entertained
1. verb
If a performer, performance, or activity entertains you, it amuses you, interests you, or gives you pleasure.
...games and ideas to entertain children. [VERB noun]
They were entertained by top singers, dancers and celebrities. [be VERB-ed]
Children's television not only entertains but also teaches. [VERB]
entertaining adjective
To generate new money the sport needs to be more entertaining.
This is a surprisingly entertaining film.
Synonyms: enjoyable, interesting, pleasing, funny More Synonyms of entertain
2. verb
If you entertain people, you provide food and drink for them, for example when you have invited them to your house.
I don't like to entertain guests anymore. [VERB noun]
You weren't allowed to entertain men in your rooms even with a chaperone. [VERB noun]
The Monroes continued to entertain extravagantly. [VERB]
Synonyms: show hospitality to, receive, accommodate, treat More Synonyms of entertain
entertaining uncountable noun
...a cosy area for entertaining and relaxing.
3. verb
If you entertain an idea or suggestion, you allow yourself to consider it as possible or as worth thinking about seriously.
[formal]
I feel how foolish I am to entertain doubts. [VERB noun]
I wouldn't entertain the idea of such an unsociable job. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: consider, support, maintain, imagine More Synonyms of entertain
More Synonyms of entertain

entertain in British English

(ˌɛntəˈteɪn)
verb
1. 
to provide amusement for (a person or audience)
2. 
to show hospitality to (guests)
3. (transitive)
to hold in the mind
to entertain an idea
Word origin
C15: from Old French entretenir, from entre- mutually + tenir to hold, from Latin tenēre

entertain in American English

(ˌɛntərˈteɪn)
verb transitive
1.  Archaic
to keep up; maintain
2. 
to hold the interest of and give pleasure to; divert; amuse
3. 
to give hospitality to; have as a guest
4. 
to allow oneself to think about; have in mind; consider
to entertain an idea
verb intransitive
5. 
to give hospitality to guests
SIMILAR WORDS:  aˈmuse
Word origin
ME entretinen < OFr entretenir, to maintain, hold together < entre (L inter), between + tenir < L tenere, to hold: see thin

Examples of 'entertain' in a sentence
entertain

You have what it takes to entertain an audience.
The Sun (2016)
He saw his role as being to entertain the audience.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
You can talk about ideas in an entertaining and factual way that spells progress for your most important ambition.
The Sun (2017)
She had planned to stay in India for a week but postponed her return flight to entertain new film offers.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The source added:'He is not entertaining ideas with clubs abroad either.
The Sun (2017)
Though he allows leeway for entertaining stories about colleagues.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
There has to be an element of peril to keep the audience entertained.
The Sun (2015)
The vaguely realistic answer suggested in this popcorn film provides an entertaining alternative to standard superhero movies.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
This is an entertaining documentary about his life.
The Sun (2007)
Jupiter gives you brilliant ideas and an entertaining way of presenting them.
The Sun (2012)
The most important thing is entertaining an audience.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It is a massively entertaining film that absolutely soars.
The Sun (2016)
That had a certain element of entertaining slapstick about it.
The Sun (2011)
But he is loathe to entertain the idea it is all a waste of time.
The Sun (2013)
It certainly makes the film a very entertaining experience.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It was about as entertaining as flushing a loo.
The Sun (2009)
The answer suggested in this popcorn film provides an entertaining alternative tostandard superhero movies.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
This assured and highly entertaining film could hold its own against pretty much any sporting documentary you care to name.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Neither of them wanted to entertain the idea that their dream was about to collapse and that they would have failed.
Carpenter, Anne & Johnson, Geoffrey Why am I Afraid to Grieve (1994)
He is messianic about this, regarding the industry and the rituals of performance with entertaining contempt.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Although it's possibly no coincidence the most entertaining performances came from elsewhere.
The Sun (2010)
It's been great to entertain a new audience.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He has made that part his very own and has entertained audiences worldwide for 12 years.
The Sun (2009)
It seems surprising he should have entertained such an idea given that Vienna lay before him as a case study.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Many of the performers had entertained in the services, and their humour was of a different kind from civilian humour.
Chris Gidney CELEBRATING SECOMBE: A Tribute to Sir Harry Secombe (2002)
She's still a hugely entertaining performer, but now the songs are doing more of the heavy lifting.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)

In other languages
entertain

British English: entertain /ˌɛntəˈteɪn/ VERB
If you entertain, or entertain people, you do something that amuses or interests them.
Children's television not only entertains but also educates.
  • American English: entertain
  • Arabic: يُسَلِّي يسلي
  • Brazilian Portuguese: entreter
  • Chinese: 娱乐
  • Croatian: zabavljati
  • Czech: bavit
  • Danish: underholde
  • Dutch: amuseren
  • European Spanish: entretener
  • Finnish: viihdyttää
  • French: amuser
  • German: unterhalten
  • Greek: ψυχαγωγώ
  • Italian: divertire
  • Japanese: 楽しませる
  • Korean: 대접하다
  • Norwegian: underholde
  • Polish: zabawić
  • European Portuguese: entreter
  • Romanian: a distra
  • Russian: развлекать
  • Latin American Spanish: entretener
  • Swedish: underhålla ge nöje
  • Thai: ทำให้เพลิดเพลิน
  • Turkish: eğlendirmek
  • Ukrainian: розважати
  • Vietnamese: giải trí

Chinese translation of 'entertain'

entertain

(ɛntəˈteɪn)

vt

  1. (= amuse) 给(給) ... 娱(娛)乐(樂) (gěi ... yúlè)
  2. (= invite) [guest] 招待 (zhāodài)
  3. (frm, = consider idea, suggestion) 考虑(慮) (kǎolǜ)
    ⇒ Recently I've been entertaining the idea of returning to Australia. 最近我在考虑是否要回澳大利亚。 (Zuìjìn wǒ zài kǎolǜ shìfǒu yào huí Àodàlìyà.)

vi

  1. 款待 (kuǎndài)
1 (verb) 
Definition
to provide amusement for (a person or audience)
He entertained us with anecdotes about his job.
Synonyms
amuse
The thought seemed to amuse her.
interest
This part of the book interests me in particular.
please
This comment pleased her immensely.
delight
The report has delighted environmentalists.
occupy
I had other matters to occupy me that day.
charm
My sister charms everyone she meets.
enthral
cheer
divert
diverting her with jokes and fiery arguments
recreate (rare)
regale
He was constantly regaled with amusing stories.
give pleasure to
NtRtain (textmessaging)
2 (verb) 
Definition
to show hospitality to (guests)
I don't really like to entertain guests any more.
Synonyms
show hospitality to
receive
The following evening the duchess was again receiving guests.
accommodate
Students are accommodated in homes nearby.
treat
She was always treating him to ice cream.
put up
lodge
They questioned me, then lodged me in a children's home.
be host to
have company of
invite round
ask round
invite to a meal
ask for a meal
NtRtain (textmessaging)
3 (verb) 
Definition
to consider (an idea or suggestion)
I wouldn't entertain the idea of doing such a job.
Synonyms
consider
Consider how much you can afford to pay.
support
maintain
imagine
think about
hold
She holds that it is not admissible to ordain women.
foster
She fostered a fierce ambition.
harbour
He harboured a grudge against his superior.
contemplate
He lay in his hospital bed and cried as he contemplated his future.
conceive of
ponder
He didn't waste time pondering the question.
cherish
She cherished an ambition to be an actor.
bear in mind
keep in mind
think over
muse over
give thought to
cogitate on
allow yourself to consider
NtRtain (textmessaging)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of accommodate
Definition
to provide with lodgings
Students are accommodated in homes nearby.
Synonyms
house,
put up,
take in,
lodge,
board,
quarter,
shelter,
entertain,
harbour,
cater for,
billet
in the sense of charm
Definition
to attract, fascinate, or delight
My sister charms everyone she meets.
Synonyms
attract,
win,
please,
delight,
fascinate,
absorb,
entrance,
win over,
enchant,
captivate,
beguile,
allure,
bewitch,
ravish,
mesmerize,
enrapture,
enamour
in the sense of cherish
She cherished an ambition to be an actor.
Synonyms
harbour,
nurse,
sustain,
foster,
entertain

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