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Entertain Meaning in English

word

/ˌɛnɝˈteɪn/
en-ur-TAYN
/ˌɛntətˈeɪn/
en-tuh-TAYN

التعريف

To entertain someone is to keep them interested, amused, or enjoying themselves. It can also mean to welcome and provide food, drink, or company for guests.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Common patterns: 'entertain the children', 'entertain guests', 'entertain an idea' (more formal: consider a possibility). For fun or amusement, it is neutral to slightly formal; in everyday speech, people often say 'keep someone busy' or 'have people over' depending on the context.

Spanish: entretener - recibir invitadosPortuguese (BR): entreter - receber convidadosPortuguese (PT): entreter - receber convidadosChinese (Simplified): 娱乐 - 招待Chinese (Traditional): 娛樂 - 招待Hindi: मनोरंजन करना - मेहमानों की खातिर करनाArabic: يُمتِع - يَستضيفBengali: বিনোদন দেয়া - মনোরঞ্জন করা - আতিথেয়তা করাRussian: развлекать - угощать (гостей) - рассматривать (идею)Japanese: 楽しませる - もてなす - 考慮する（アイデアなど）Vietnamese: giải trí - tiếp đãi - cân nhắc (ý tưởng)Korean: 즐겁게 하다 - 접대하다 - (생각을) 고려하다Turkish: eğlendirmek - ağırlamak - düşünmek (fikir için)Urdu: دل بہلانا - مہمان نوازی کرنا - غور کرنا (خیال)Indonesian: giải trí - tiếp đãi - cân nhắc (ý tưởng)

جمل نموذجية

We're entertaining some friends tonight, so the house is a mess right now.

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We entertain the kids with games on rainy days.

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They often entertain guests at home on weekends.

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A good story can entertain people for hours.

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I had to entertain my little nephew while my sister was on a call.

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At first I didn't entertain the idea, but now it actually sounds possible.

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