entertained

Meaning of entertained

verb, past tense
  1. provide (someone) with amusement or enjoyment.
    a tremendous game that thoroughly entertained the crowd
  2. give attention or consideration to (an idea or feeling).
    Washington entertained little hope of an early improvement in relations

late 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 century).

Information about entertained

  • It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of entertained

en-ter-tained

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 11 chars.
  • entertained is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

entertained synonyms

Meaning amused:

amused, diverted

Meaning cause (someone) to find something funny:

amuse

Meaning entertain or amuse:

divert

Meaning prevent (someone) from concentrating on something:

distract

Meaning please (someone) greatly:

delight

Meaning satisfy aesthetically:

please

Meaning delight greatly:

charm

Meaning shout for joy or in praise or encouragement:

cheer

Meaning help (time) pass pleasantly:

beguile

Meaning excite the curiosity or attention of (someone):

interest

Meaning attract the strong attention and interest of (someone):

fascinate

Meaning capture the fascinated attention of:

enthral

Meaning occupy or attract (someone's interest or attention):

engage

Meaning have or include (something) as a necessary or integral part or result:

involve

Meaning fill or preoccupy (the mind):

occupy

Meaning take up the attention of (someone); interest greatly:

absorb

Meaning dip or submerge in a liquid:

immerse

Meaning absorb all the attention or interest of:

engross

Meaning (of a matter or subject) dominate or engross the mind of (someone) to the exclusion of other thoughts:

preoccupy

Meaning think carefully about (something), typically before making a decision:

consider

Meaning look thoughtfully for a long time at:

contemplate

Meaning admit as acceptable or possible:

countenance

Meaning allow the existence, occurrence, or practice of (something that one dislikes or disagrees with) without interference:

tolerate

Meaning a small stream:

brook

Meaning experience or be subjected to (something bad or unpleasant):

suffer

Meaning bear all or part of the weight of; hold up:

support

entertained antonyms

Meaning make (a hole) in something with a tool or by digging:

bore

Meaning dismiss as inadequate, unacceptable, or faulty:

reject

Anagrams of entertained

intenerated

Words that rhyme with entertained

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