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Meaning of Entertain | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˌɛntəˈteɪn

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية سل
Azərbaycanca əyləndirmək
Bosanski бавити
Català distreure divertir entretenir
Čeština bavit
Cymraeg diddori
Dansk beværte fornøje underholde
Deutsch Unterhalten
Esperanto amuzi esplori konsideri pripensi regali
Español bayear divertir entretener
Suomi viihdyttää
Français divertir recevoir
Galego distraer divertir entreter recibir
עברית ארח
हिन्दी बहलाना
Hrvatski бавити
Magyar megfontol szórakoztat vendégül lát
Italiano divertire intrattenere
日本語 興 遇
Latina oblecto remittor
Македонски забавува
Nederlands (gasten thuis) ontvangen amuseren in overweging nemen te gast hebben vermaken
Polski bawić brać pod uwagę gościć wziąć pod uwagę zabawiać
Português divertir entreter
Română distra
Русский забавлять позабавить принима́ть госте́й развлекать развлечь
Српски бавити
Svenska roa underhålla
Kiswahili tumbuiza
Українська бавити забавля́ти розважа́ти
Tiếng Việt giải 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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