entertain
/ˌentəˈteɪn/verb
उच्चारण एन्टटेन
मनोरंजन करना
Core wordPYP · asked 2 times
Asked in previous papers
as antonym
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[I, T] ~ (sb) (with sth)
to interest and amuse somebody in order to please them
मनोरंजन करना
- The magician entertained the children.
- Street performers entertain tourists with songs and stories near the old fort.
- The clown entertained the children at the birthday party.
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- The band entertained the crowd with old film songs.
- Good teachers know how to entertain as well as teach.
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[I, T] ~ (sb)
to invite people to eat or drink with you as your guests
अतिथि-सत्कार करना
- They often entertain guests at home.
- Radhika loves to entertain her friends with a simple dinner on weekends.
- We entertained our relatives for the whole of Diwali week.
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- They do not often entertain at home because the flat is small.
- The company entertained its clients at a fine restaurant.
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[T] ~ sth formal
to consider or allow yourself to think about an idea, a hope, a feeling
(विचार) मन में लाना, स्वीकारना
- He refused to entertain the idea.
- The committee would not entertain a request that broke the rules of the exam.
- The judge refused to entertain the appeal.
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- I would never entertain the thought of cheating in an exam.
- The bank will not entertain applications after the deadline.
Synonyms consider contemplate harbour countenance think about
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
entertain + sb (with / by + sth)
The verb takes the audience directly as its object; the means follows with or by.
यह क्रिया दर्शकों को सीधे object के रूप में लेती है; साधन 'with' या 'by' के बाद आता है।
- The magician entertained the children with card tricks.
- She entertained the guests by singing.
entertain + guests (to dinner)
To entertain guests is to give them food and drink at home; to dinner names the meal.
Guests को 'entertain' करने का अर्थ घर पर उन्हें भोजन और पेय देना है; 'to dinner' भोजन का नाम बताता है।
- The Sharmas entertained their relatives to dinner on Diwali.
entertain + an idea / a doubt / a hope
In a formal sense, entertain means to allow a thought or feeling to stay in the mind.
औपचारिक अर्थ में 'entertain' का अर्थ किसी विचार या भाव को मन में रहने देना है।
- The judge refused to entertain the request.
- I entertain no doubt about his honesty.
entertained / entertaining / entertainment
Entertained describes the person, entertaining the thing, and entertainment is the noun.
'Entertained' व्यक्ति का वर्णन करता है, 'entertaining' वस्तु का और 'entertainment' noun है।
- The film was entertaining.
- The audience felt well entertained.
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entertain + noun
gueststhe audiencethe childrenan ideaa thought
- The clown entertained the children at the fair.
adverb + entertain
royallylavishlywarmlybrieflypolitely
- The host entertained his friends lavishly.
entertain + doubts
doubtshopessuspicionthe idea ofno illusion
- She never entertained doubts about her choice.
entertaining + noun
storyspeakershowgamefilm
- He is an entertaining speaker.
“More examples 5
- The teacher entertained the class with a funny story before the lesson.
शिक्षक ने पाठ से पहले एक मज़ेदार कहानी सुनाकर कक्षा का मनोरंजन किया।
- Radhika's parents entertained several guests on her birthday.
राधिका के माता-पिता ने उसके जन्मदिन पर कई मेहमानों की आवभगत की।
- The court did not entertain the petition because it came too late.
अदालत ने याचिका पर विचार नहीं किया क्योंकि वह बहुत देर से आई थी।
- The folk dancers entertained the tourists for two hours.
लोक नर्तकों ने पर्यटकों का दो घंटे तक मनोरंजन किया।
- I could not entertain the thought of leaving my village.
मैं अपना गाँव छोड़ने का विचार मन में नहीं ला सकता था।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The comedian entertained to the audience.
✓ The comedian entertained the audience.
Entertain is transitive and needs no to.
'Entertain' सकर्मक है और इसे 'to' की आवश्यकता नहीं।
✗ We entertained a lot in the party.
✓ We enjoyed ourselves a lot at the party.
Entertain means to amuse or host others; to have fun yourself, use enjoy yourself.
'Entertain' का अर्थ दूसरों का मनोरंजन या आवभगत करना है; स्वयं मज़ा करने के लिए 'enjoy yourself' प्रयोग करें।
✗ The film was very entertained.
✓ The film was very entertaining.
Use -ing for the thing that gives enjoyment.
आनंद देने वाली वस्तु के लिए -ing रूप लगता है।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
en·ter·tain
?Which word?
Keep the amuse words together: entertain, amuse, divert (take your mind off something), regale (entertain with stories), enthral (hold attention completely).
मनोरंजन के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: entertain, amuse, divert (ध्यान हटाना), regale (कहानियों से मनोरंजन), enthral (पूरी तरह ध्यान बाँधना)।
§Grammar and usage
The adjective entertaining means amusing ('an entertaining film').
Adjective entertaining का अर्थ मनोरंजक है ('an entertaining film')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Entertain guests, entertain an idea (consider it), entertain a complaint (accept it for consideration, formal).
Collocations: entertain guests, entertain an idea (विचार करना), entertain a complaint (विचार के लिए स्वीकारना, औपचारिक)।