Entertain
11entertain — [[t]e̱ntə(r)te͟ɪn[/t]] ♦♦♦ entertains, entertaining, entertained 1) VERB If a performer, performance, or activity entertains you, it amuses you, interests you, or gives you pleasure. [V n] ...games and ideas to entertain children... [V n] They… …
12entertain — verb 1 invite sb to eat/drink with you ADVERB ▪ lavishly ▪ The Bradfords always entertained lavishly at Christmas. PREPOSITION ▪ to (BrE) ▪ They entertained us to lunch in their new house …
13entertain — en|ter|tain [ˌentəˈteın US tər ] v [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: entretenir to hold together, support , from tenir to hold ] 1.) [I and T] to amuse or interest people in a way that gives them pleasure entertain sb with sth ▪ She… …
14entertain — v. (D; tr.) to entertain with (to entertain children with funny stories) * * * [ˌentə teɪn] (D; tr.) to entertain with (to entertain children with funny stories) …
15entertain */*/ — UK [ˌentə(r)ˈteɪn] / US [ˌentərˈteɪn] verb Word forms entertain : present tense I/you/we/they entertain he/she/it entertains present participle entertaining past tense entertained past participle entertained 1) a) [transitive] to give a… …
16entertain — verb Etymology: Middle English entertinen, from Middle French entretenir, from entre inter + tenir to hold more at tenable Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. a. archaic maintain b. obsolete receive …
17entertain — 01. My grandfather was always able to [entertain] us with his stories of life in this country at the beginning of the century. 02. Some foreign students feel that there is not a lot to do for [entertainment] in a small town such as this. 03. The… …
18entertain — verb 1) she wrote plays to entertain them Syn: amuse, divert, delight, please, charm, cheer, interest; informal bring the house down; engage, occupy, absorb, engross Ant: bore 2) …
19entertain — /en teuhr tayn /, v.t. 1. to hold the attention of pleasantly or agreeably; divert; amuse. 2. to have as a guest; provide food, lodging, etc., for; show hospitality to. 3. to admit into the mind; consider: He never entertained such ideas. 4. to… …
20entertain — en|ter|tain [ ,entər teın ] verb ** 1. ) transitive to give a performance that people enjoy: In professional sports, the responsibility is on everyone to entertain the crowd. a ) intransitive or transitive to receive someone as a guest and give… …
