Entertain

Noun CEFR C1 Standard

ˌɛntəˈteɪn

Definitions

Entertainment; pleasure.
obsolete, uncountable
Reception of a guest; welcome.
obsolete, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolbayear divertir entretener

Françaisdivertir recevoir

DeutschUnterhalten

28 more languages

العربيةسل

Azərbaycan diliəyləndirmək

Bosanskiбавити

Catalàdistreure divertir entretenir

Češtinabavit

Cymraegdiddori

Danskbeværte fornøje underholde

Esperantoamuzi esplori konsideripripensi regali

Suomiviihdyttää

Galegodistraer divertir entreterrecibir

עבריתארח

हिन्दीबहलाना

Hrvatskiбавити

Magyarmegfontol szórakoztat vendégül lát

Italianodivertire intrattenere

日本語興遇

Latinaoblecto remittor

Македонскизабавува

Nederlands(gasten thuis) ontvangen amuseren in overweging nemente gast hebben vermaken

Polskibawić brać pod uwagę gościćwziąć pod uwagę zabawiać

Portuguêsdivertir entreter

Românădistra

Русскийзабавлять позабавить принима́ть госте́йразвлекать развлечь

Српскибавити

Svenskaroa underhålla

Kiswahilitumbuiza

Українськабавити забавля́ти розважа́ти

Tiếng Việtgiải trí tiêu khiển

Examples

“And Celſo, prethee let ⟳ it be thy care to night / To haue ſome pretty ſhew, to ſolemnize / Our high inſtalement, ſome muſike maſkerie: / Weele giue faire entertaine vnto Maria […]”

“But neede, that answers not to all requests, / Bad them not looke for better entertayne […]”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

entertainability entertaine Entertained entertainee Entertainer entertainer, performer, artiste

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