Entertain — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

provide entertainment for

take into consideration, have in view

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɛntɚtˈeɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɛntətˈeɪn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɛntətˈeɪn/

3 syllables Say it as /ˌɛntɚtˈeɪn/.

Examples

He entertained the notion of moving to South America
bear a grudge
entertain interesting notions

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

nurse flirt with toy with hold harbour think of think about harbor

Parts of Speech

verb	provide entertainment for
verb	take into consideration, have in view “He entertained the notion of moving to South America”
verb	maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings) “bear a grudge”

Word Forms

entertainment	noun	an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
entertainer	noun	a person who tries to please or amuse

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unterhalten

sorgen für Unterhaltung

🇫🇷French

divertir

offrir du divertissement à

🇪🇸Spanish

entretener

proporcionar entretenimiento para

🇮🇹Italian

intrattenere

fornire intrattenimento per

🇳🇱Dutch

vermaken

vermaak bieden

🇵🇹Portuguese

entreter

proporcionar entretenimento para

🇷🇺Russian

развлекать

обеспечить развлечение для

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मनोरंजन

के लिए मनोरंजन प्रदान करें

🇧🇩Bengali

বিনোদন

জন্য বিনোদন প্রদান

🇮🇳Tamil

பொழுதுபோக்கு

பொழுதுபோக்கு வழங்க

🇮🇳Telugu

వినోదం

కోసం వినోదాన్ని అందిస్తాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

मनोरंजन

साठी मनोरंजन प्रदान करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

મનોરંજન

માટે મનોરંજન પૂરું પાડે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮನರಂಜನೆ

ಮನರಂಜನೆಯನ್ನು ಒದಗಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിനോദം

വേണ്ടി വിനോദം നൽകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਨੋਰੰਜਨ

ਲਈ ਮਨੋਰੰਜਨ ਪ੍ਰਦਾਨ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

تفریح

کے لیے تفریح فراہم کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

招待

提供娱乐

🇯🇵Japanese

楽しませる

～にエンターテイメントを提供する

🇰🇷Korean

즐겁게 하다

오락을 제공하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giải trí

cung cấp giải trí cho

🇹🇭Thai

ความบันเทิง

ให้ความบันเทิงแก่

🇮🇩Indonesian

menghibur

memberikan hiburan untuk

🇵🇭Filipino

aliwin

magbigay ng libangan para sa

🇲🇾Malay

berhibur

menyediakan hiburan untuk

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ترفيه

توفير الترفيه ل

🇮🇷Persian

سرگرم کردن

سرگرمی برای

🇹🇷Turkish

eğlendirmek

için eğlence sağlamak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְבַדֵר

לספק בידור עבור

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What is the primary definition of the word 'entertain'?

The primary meaning of 'entertain' is 'provide entertainment for'.

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Using 'entertain' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'entertain' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'entertain' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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