English

Etymology
OF. entre, among + tenir, to hold

Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/��nt��teɪn/, SAMPA|/%Ent@"teIn/
(General American|US) IPA|/��nt��teɪn/, SAMPA|/%Ent@`"teIn/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪn|-eɪn

Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To amuse someone (usually by professional entertainers).

#:The motivational speaker not only instructed but also entertained the audience.

1. transitive To have someone over at one's home for a party or visit.

#:They enjoy entertaining a lot.

1. transitive To have a thought in mind.

#:The committee would like to entertain the idea of reducing the budget figures

Translations
Albanian: argëtoj
Finnish: viihdyttää (1)
French: amuser :fr:amuser|°
German: unterhalten :de:unterhalten|°
Hebrew: ���ר (levader) (1) ��ר� {le'are'ah) (2)
Hungarian: szórakoztat :hu:szórakoztat|°
Interlingua: intertener
Italian: divertire :it:divertire|°
Japanese: 楽���� (tanoshimaseru), ���� (kantaisuru), ���� (motenasu)
Portuguese: entreter
Slovene: zabavati
Spanish: entretener
Spanish: divertir :es:divertir|°

See also
entertainment

fa:entertain
fr:entertain
io:entertain
it:entertain
hu:entertain
ja:entertain
fi:entertain
ta:entertain
te:entertain
vi:entertain
zh:entertain

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