Keep amused Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈkip/ /əmˈjuzd

KEEP uh-MYOOZD

UK

kˈiːp/ /ɐmjˈuːsd

KEEP uh-MYOOZD

التعريف

To make someone feel entertained or interested, so they do not get bored.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Often used with children or guests ('keep the kids amused'). Implies active effort. Collocates with 'games', 'stories', 'jokes'. Not as strong as 'entertain'—can be casual or everyday situations.

• Spanish: entretener - mantener entretenido
• Portuguese (BR): manter entretido - divertir
• Portuguese (PT): manter entretido - divertir
• Chinese (Simplified): 让...开心 - 让...感到有趣
• Chinese (Traditional): 讓...開心 - 讓...感到有趣
• Hindi: मनोरंजन करना - खुश रखना
• Arabic: إبقاء مستمتعًا - إبقاء مسليًا
• Bengali: মনোরঞ্জন করে রাখা - বিনোদিত করে রাখা
• Russian: развлекать - занимать (чем-то интересным)
• Japanese: 楽しませておく - 退屈させないようにする
• Vietnamese: giữ cho vui - làm cho không chán
• Korean: 재미있게 해주다 - 지루하지 않게 해주다
• Turkish: eğlendirmek - oyalanmasını sağlamak
• Urdu: محظوظ رکھنا - مصروف رکھنا (دلچسپی کے ساتھ)
• Indonesian: giữ cho vui - làm cho không chán

جمل نموذجية

We gave the children some coloring books to keep amused.

basic

Stories can keep amused on a long car ride.

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He tries to keep amused while waiting for his friend.

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I brought some games to keep us amused during the flight.

natural

How do you keep amused when it's raining all weekend?

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Dad tells silly jokes to keep us amused at dinner.

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