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# entertain

verb (entertain, entertains, entertained, entertaining)

«entertain» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To entertain people is to amuse them and keep them interested, for example with a show, a joke or a game. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entertain/#m1)
2. To entertain guests is to invite them and give them food and drink. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entertain/#m2)
3. To entertain an idea is to think about it seriously. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entertain/#m3)
4. To entertain an feeling, such as hatred or dislike, means to keep it in your mind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entertain/#m4)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and stories clowns, singers and magicians entertain audiences; children entertain younger siblings; families entertain guests at home. Phrases: «entertain the children», «entertain guests», «keep someone entertained».

### Examples

- The clown entertained the children with tricks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entertain/#x1)
- Mum and Dad love to entertain friends at weekends. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entertain/#x2)
- Can you entertain your brother while I cook? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entertain/#x3)
- The puppy kept us entertained for hours. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entertain/#x4)
- The street musician entertained the crowd. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entertain/#x5)
- Books can entertain us and teach us too. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entertain/#x6)
- She would not entertain the idea of giving up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entertain/#x7)
- Who is there that entertains enmity against you?" [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entertain/#x8)

### Note

Regular verb. Nouns: «entertainment», «entertainer»; adjective: «entertaining». Stress on «TAIN». Advertisements and some videos entertain you but also try to sell you things; notice both.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «entertain» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entertain/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«entertain» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/entertain.html) on Mova free.