Слово англійською: entertain
Дієслово
Переклад entertain українською: розва́жити кого́ (розвесели́ти), розважа́ти кого́ чим, частува́ти, пригоща́ти, плека́ти що (наді́ю і т. д.)
Детальний опис
entertain
verb /ˌentərˈteɪn/
- [transitive, intransitive] to interest somebody or make somebody laugh in order to please them
- The aim of the series is both to entertain and inform.
- entertain somebody/yourself Afterwards live bands will entertain the crowd.
- Parents can relax while the kids entertain themselves in the outdoor playground.
- entertain somebody/yourself with something He entertained us for hours with his stories and jokes.
- They learned to entertain themselves with hobbies that required little or no money.
- [intransitive, transitive] to invite people to eat or drink with you as your guests, especially in your home
- Do you entertain a lot?
- The Bradfords always entertained lavishly at Christmas.
- entertain somebody Barbecues are a favourite way of entertaining friends.
- entertain somebody to something They entertained us to lunch in their new house.
- [transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses) entertain something (formal) to consider or allow yourself to think about an idea, a hope, a feeling, etc.
- He had entertained hopes of a reconciliation.
- to entertain a doubt/suspicion
Word Originlate Middle English: from French entretenir, based on Latin inter ‘among’ + tenere ‘to hold’. The word originally meant ‘ maintain, continue’, later ‘maintain in a certain condition, treat in a certain way’, also ‘show hospitality’ (late 15th cent.).