transcription, транскрипция: [ entə(r)teɪn ]
( entertains, entertaining, entertained)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If a performer, performance, or activity entertains you, it amuses you, interests you, or gives you pleasure.
They were entertained by top singers, dancers and celebrities...
Children’s television not only entertains but also teaches.
VERB : V n , V
• en‧ter‧tain‧ing
To generate new money the sport needs to be more entertaining...
This is a surprisingly entertaining film...
ADJ
2.
If you entertain people, you provide food and drink for them, for example when you have invited them to your house.
I don’t like to entertain guests anymore...
The Monroes continued to entertain extravagantly.
VERB : V n , V
• en‧ter‧tain‧ing
...a cosy area for entertaining and relaxing.
N-UNCOUNT
3.
If you entertain an idea or suggestion, you allow yourself to consider it as possible or as worth thinking about seriously. ( FORMAL )
I feel how foolish I am to entertain doubts...
I wouldn’t entertain the idea of such an unsociable job.
VERB : V n , V n