entertain meaning
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[ˌɛntəˈteɪn] [ˌɛntɚˈteɪn] [-eɪn] 
US - NounPREenter-SUF-ain
- OBS Entertainment; pleasure.
- OBS Reception of a guest; welcome.
- OBS Entertainment; pleasure.
- VerbSGentertainsPRentertainingPT, PPentertained
- VT To amuse (someone); to engage the attention of agreeably.
- to entertain friends with lively conversation
- The motivational speaker not only instructed but also entertained the audience.
- (transitive and intransitive) To have someone over at one's home for a party or visit.
- They enjoy entertaining a lot.
- VT To receive and take into consideration; to have a thought in mind.
- The committee would like to entertain the idea of reducing the budget figures.
- to entertain a proposal
- OBS To take or keep in one's service; to maintain; to support; to harbour; to keep.
- OBS To meet or encounter, as an enemy.
- OBS To lead on; to bring along; to introduce.
- VT To amuse (someone); to engage the attention of agreeably.
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- Trashsport can be described as novel sports competition designed to entertain television viewers.
- Los Angeles Futurians were entertained last nite by Walt Sullivan, visiting stfan
- That was probably one of the painfully worst movies I've seen in a looooong while. But entertaining in that B-movieish way.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of entertain in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Nouns
- Singularia tantum
- Uncountable nouns
- Uncountable nouns
- Singularia tantum
- Verbs
- Intransitive verbs
- Transitive verbs
- Intransitive verbs
- Nouns
- en entertained
- en entertainment
- en entertains
- en entertaine
- en entertain'd
Source: Wiktionary
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Grammatically, this word "entertain" is a noun, more specifically, a singularia tantum. It's also a verb, more specifically, an intransitive verb and a transitive verb.