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entertain

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • \ˌen-tər-ˈtān\
    • /ˌentəˈteɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \ˌen-tər-ˈtān\

Definitions of entertain word

  • noun entertain Provide (someone) with amusement or enjoyment. 1
  • transitive verb entertain people: keep amused 1
  • transitive verb entertain hold: an idea, a hope 1
  • transitive verb entertain have as guests 1
  • intransitive verb entertain be amusing 1
  • intransitive verb entertain have guests 1

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Parts of speech for Entertain

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

entertain popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

entertain usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for entertain

verb entertain

  • amuse — If something amuses you, it makes you want to laugh or smile.
  • divert — to turn aside or from a path or course; deflect.
  • interest — the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something: She has a great interest in the poetry of Donne.
  • tickle — to touch or stroke lightly with the fingers, a feather, etc., so as to excite a tingling or itching sensation in; titillate.
  • distract — to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention: The music distracted him from his work.

noun entertain

Antonyms for entertain

verb entertain

  • bore — If someone or something bores you, you find them dull and uninteresting.
  • visit — to go to and stay with (a person or family) or at (a place) for a short time for reasons of sociability, politeness, business, curiosity, etc.: to visit a friend; to visit clients; to visit Paris.
  • reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
  • anger — Anger is the strong emotion that you feel when you think that someone has behaved in an unfair, cruel, or unacceptable way.
  • annoy — If someone or something annoys you, it makes you fairly angry and impatient.

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