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- pronunciation:
- en
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- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
entertains, entertaining, entertained |
| definition 1: |
When something entertains you, it interests you or gives you pleasure when you watch it, read it, or listen to it. If a show entertains you, you want to keep watching it. Something that entertains you might make you smile or laugh.
The job of a clown or a comedian is to entertain people and make them laugh.Some of the workers at the amusement park entertain guests by dancing and singing while wearing costumes.- synonyms:
- amuse
- antonyms:
- bore
- similar words:
- delight, please
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| definition 2: |
If your parents entertain people in their home, they have them as guests, usually for dinner or a party.
Kyle's parents entertained their friends on the porch of their house while the children had a picnic in the yard.- similar words:
- host, treat
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| definition 3: |
When you entertain an idea, you have it in your mind as a possibility. If you entertain the idea that you will become a pilot one day, you are considering this as something you might like to do in the future.
Sometimes I entertain the idea of writing a book someday.- synonyms:
- hold
- antonyms:
- dismiss
- similar words:
- consider, imagine, ponder, weigh
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| related words: |
distract, occupy, welcome |
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