(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If a performer, performance, or activity ~s you, it amuses you, interests you, or gives you pleasure.
They were ~ed by top singers, dancers and celebrities...
Children’s television not only ~s but also teaches.
VERB: V n, V
~ing
To generate new money the sport needs to be more ~ing...
This is a surprisingly ~ing film...
ADJ
2.
If you ~ people, you provide food and drink for them, for example when you have invited them to your house.
I don’t like to ~ guests anymore...
The Monroes continued to ~ extravagantly.
VERB: V n, V
~ing
...a cosy area for ~ing and relaxing.
N-UNCOUNT
3.
If you ~ 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 ~ doubts...
I wouldn’t ~ the idea of such an unsociable job.
VERB: V n, V n