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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌɛntəˈteɪn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌɛntɚˈteɪn/ [General-American], [ˌɛɾ̃ɚˈtʰeɪn] [General-American] Audio: En-us-entertain.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Simplificationalizer-entertain.wav
Rhymes: -eɪn Etymology: From Middle English entertenen, from Middle French entretenir, from Old French entretenir, from entre (“among”) + tenir (“to hold”), from Latin inter + teneō (“hold, keep”). For the noun, compare French entretien. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ten-}}, {{inh|en|enm|entertenen}} Middle English entertenen, {{der|en|frm|entretenir}} Middle French entretenir, {{der|en|fro|entretenir}} Old French entretenir, {{der|en|la|inter}} Latin inter, {{cog|fr|entretien}} French entretien Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} entertain (uncountable)
  1. (obsolete) Entertainment; pleasure. Tags: obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-entertain-en-noun-5exSXWiI
  2. (obsolete) Reception of a guest; welcome. Tags: obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-entertain-en-noun-wgfXMHAr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: entertaine [obsolete], entertaine

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˌɛntəˈteɪn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌɛntɚˈteɪn/ [General-American], [ˌɛɾ̃ɚˈtʰeɪn] [General-American] Audio: En-us-entertain.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Simplificationalizer-entertain.wav Forms: entertains [present, singular, third-person], entertaining [participle, present], entertained [participle, past], entertained [past]
Rhymes: -eɪn Etymology: From Middle English entertenen, from Middle French entretenir, from Old French entretenir, from entre (“among”) + tenir (“to hold”), from Latin inter + teneō (“hold, keep”). For the noun, compare French entretien. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ten-}}, {{inh|en|enm|entertenen}} Middle English entertenen, {{der|en|frm|entretenir}} Middle French entretenir, {{der|en|fro|entretenir}} Old French entretenir, {{der|en|la|inter}} Latin inter, {{cog|fr|entretien}} French entretien Head templates: {{en-verb}} entertain (third-person singular simple present entertains, present participle entertaining, simple past and past participle entertained)
  1. (transitive) to amuse (someone); to engage the attention of agreeably Tags: transitive Translations (to amuse): əyləndirmək (Azerbaijani), забаўля́ць (zabaŭljácʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), ба́віць (bávicʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), забавля́вам (zabavljávam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), развлича́м (razvličám) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), entretenir (Catalan), divertir (Catalan), distreure (Catalan), didhana (Cornish), bavit [imperfective] (Czech), underholde (Danish), fornøje (Danish), vermaken (Dutch), amuseren (Dutch), amuzi (Esperanto), regali (Esperanto), lõbustama (Estonian), viihdyttää (Finnish), divertir (French), unterhalten (German), בידר (bidér) (Hebrew), szórakoztat (Hungarian), amuzar (Ido), déan siamsa do (Irish), cuir siamsaíocht ar fáil do (Irish), divertire (Italian), anima (Kabuverdianu), animá (Kabuverdianu), remittor (Latin), oblectō (Latin), забавува (zabavuva) [imperfective] (Macedonian), whakangahau (Maori), whakapārekareka (Maori), adbertir (Mirandese), antretener (Mirandese), ar·peti (Old Irish), bawić [imperfective] (Polish), zabawiać [imperfective] (Polish), divertir (Portuguese), entreter (Portuguese), distra (Romanian), развлека́ть (razvlekátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), развле́чь (razvléčʹ) [perfective] (Russian), забавля́ть (zabavljátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), позаба́вить (pozabávitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), за̀бављати [Cyrillic, imperfective] (Serbo-Croatian), за̀бавити [Cyrillic, perfective] (Serbo-Croatian), zàbavljati [Roman, imperfective] (Serbo-Croatian), zàbaviti [Roman, perfective] (Serbo-Croatian), baviť [imperfective] (Slovak), zabávať [imperfective] (Slovak), zabavati [imperfective] (Slovene), divertir (Spanish), entretener (Spanish), bayear (Spanish), tumbuiza (Swahili), underhålla (Swedish), roa (Swedish), розважа́ти (rozvažáty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), забавля́ти (zabavljáty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), ба́вити (bávyty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), diddori (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-entertain-en-verb-gEzZoC8d Disambiguation of 'to amuse': 78 1 6 4 2 7 0
  2. (transitive and intransitive) to have someone over at one's home for a party or visit Tags: intransitive, transitive Translations (to have over at one's home): ἑστιάω (hestiáō) (Ancient Greek), приемам гости (priemam gosti) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), beværte (Danish), traktere (Danish), ontvangen (Dutch), recevoir (French), ארח (eréakh) (Hebrew), vendégül lát (Hungarian), oblecto (Latin), whakamanuhiri (Maori), whakamanuwhiri (Maori), bawić [imperfective] (Polish), gościć [imperfective] (Polish), принима́ть госте́й (prinimátʹ gostéj) [imperfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-entertain-en-verb-kAgXSYwJ Disambiguation of "to have over at one's home": 4 53 10 19 4 11 0
  3. (transitive) to receive and take into consideration; to have a thought in mind Tags: transitive Translations (to receive and take into consideration): tage under overvejelse (Danish), lege med idéen om (Danish), esplori (Esperanto), konsideri (Esperanto), pripensi (Esperanto), megfontol (Hungarian), fontolóra vesz (Hungarian), foglalkozik a gondolattal (Hungarian), eljátszik a gondolattal (Hungarian), wziąć pod uwagę [perfective] (Polish), brać pod uwagę [imperfective] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-entertain-en-verb-R-3ekKp3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Albanian translations, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Cornish translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Interlingua translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kabuverdianu translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Mirandese translations, Terms with Old Irish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swahili translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 13 3 2 49 2 4 5 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 8 3 4 44 3 5 6 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Albanian translations: 6 15 4 4 37 5 5 9 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 8 16 7 5 28 5 6 10 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 6 15 4 4 37 5 5 9 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 6 16 4 4 37 5 5 9 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 6 16 4 4 38 5 5 9 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 6 15 4 4 37 5 5 9 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Cornish translations: 6 15 4 4 37 5 5 9 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 10 16 4 4 34 4 6 8 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 4 10 2 2 55 3 3 5 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 7 9 5 5 41 6 6 11 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 6 9 4 4 41 5 5 9 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 6 16 4 4 38 5 5 9 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 6 16 4 4 38 5 5 9 13 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 6 9 5 5 40 6 9 11 8 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 6 10 4 4 47 5 5 9 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 16 12 4 4 35 5 5 8 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 5 21 6 4 39 4 5 7 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 6 10 4 4 44 5 5 9 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Interlingua translations: 6 9 4 4 42 5 5 8 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 6 15 4 4 36 5 5 9 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 6 9 4 4 49 5 5 9 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 6 10 5 5 42 5 5 10 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Kabuverdianu translations: 5 8 3 4 46 4 4 7 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 6 10 5 5 42 5 5 10 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 6 16 4 4 38 5 5 9 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 6 15 4 4 37 5 5 9 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Mirandese translations: 6 10 4 4 39 5 5 9 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Old Irish translations: 6 15 4 4 36 5 5 9 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 7 14 5 6 33 6 6 11 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 6 15 4 4 37 5 5 9 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 6 16 4 4 38 5 5 9 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 6 10 5 5 42 5 5 10 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 6 14 4 4 37 5 5 9 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 6 16 4 4 38 5 5 9 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 6 15 4 4 37 5 5 9 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 6 8 5 5 40 5 5 10 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Swahili translations: 6 9 4 4 39 5 5 9 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 5 14 4 4 44 4 4 8 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 6 15 4 4 37 5 5 9 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 7 10 6 6 36 7 7 12 9 Disambiguation of 'to receive and take into consideration': 3 1 87 3 1 3 3
  4. (obsolete) to take or keep in one's service; to maintain; to support; to harbour; to keep Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-entertain-en-verb-2BtJ9kQE
  5. (obsolete) to meet or encounter, as an enemy Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-entertain-en-verb-c-5VU2FJ
  6. (obsolete) to lead on; to bring along; to introduce Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-entertain-en-verb-oEplluCs
  7. (Philippines, business) to help; to assist Tags: Philippines Categories (topical): Business
    Sense id: en-entertain-en-verb-Pn0u-nEb Categories (other): Philippine English Topics: business
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: entertaine [obsolete] Derived forms: entertainer, entertaining, entertainment

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "(transitive) to amuse (someone); to engage the attention of agreeably"
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          "_dis1": "78 1 6 4 2 7 0",
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          "sense": "to amuse",
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          ],
          "word": "забавля́вам"
        },
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          "_dis1": "78 1 6 4 2 7 0",
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "razvličám",
          "sense": "to amuse",
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          "_dis1": "78 1 6 4 2 7 0",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to amuse",
          "word": "entretenir"
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          "_dis1": "78 1 6 4 2 7 0",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to amuse",
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          "_dis1": "78 1 6 4 2 7 0",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to amuse",
          "word": "distreure"
        },
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          "_dis1": "78 1 6 4 2 7 0",
          "code": "kw",
          "lang": "Cornish",
          "sense": "to amuse",
          "word": "didhana"
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          "_dis1": "78 1 6 4 2 7 0",
          "code": "cs",
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          "sense": "to amuse",
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          "_dis1": "78 1 6 4 2 7 0",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to amuse",
          "word": "underholde"
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          "_dis1": "78 1 6 4 2 7 0",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to amuse",
          "word": "fornøje"
        },
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          "_dis1": "78 1 6 4 2 7 0",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to amuse",
          "word": "vermaken"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 6 4 2 7 0",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to amuse",
          "word": "amuseren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 6 4 2 7 0",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to amuse",
          "word": "amuzi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 6 4 2 7 0",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to amuse",
          "word": "regali"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 6 4 2 7 0",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "to amuse",
          "word": "lõbustama"
        },
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          "_dis1": "78 1 6 4 2 7 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to amuse",
          "word": "viihdyttää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 6 4 2 7 0",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to amuse",
          "word": "divertir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 6 4 2 7 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to amuse",
          "word": "unterhalten"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 6 4 2 7 0",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "bidér",
          "sense": "to amuse",
          "word": "בידר"
        },
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          "_dis1": "78 1 6 4 2 7 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to amuse",
          "word": "szórakoztat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 6 4 2 7 0",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "to amuse",
          "word": "amuzar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 6 4 2 7 0",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to amuse",
          "word": "déan siamsa do"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 6 4 2 7 0",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to amuse",
          "word": "cuir siamsaíocht ar fáil do"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 6 4 2 7 0",
          "code": "sga",
          "lang": "Old Irish",
          "sense": "to amuse",
          "word": "ar·peti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 6 4 2 7 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to amuse",
          "word": "divertire"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 6 4 2 7 0",
          "code": "kea",
          "lang": "Kabuverdianu",
          "sense": "to amuse",
          "word": "anima"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 6 4 2 7 0",
          "code": "kea",
          "lang": "Kabuverdianu",
          "sense": "to amuse",
          "word": "animá"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 6 4 2 7 0",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to amuse",
          "word": "remittor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 6 4 2 7 0",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to amuse",
          "word": "oblectō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 6 4 2 7 0",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "zabavuva",
          "sense": "to amuse",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "забавува"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 6 4 2 7 0",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to amuse",
          "word": "whakangahau"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 6 4 2 7 0",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to amuse",
          "word": "whakapārekareka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 6 4 2 7 0",
          "code": "mwl",
          "lang": "Mirandese",
          "sense": "to amuse",
          "word": "adbertir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 6 4 2 7 0",
          "code": "mwl",
          "lang": "Mirandese",
          "sense": "to amuse",
          "word": "antretener"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 6 4 2 7 0",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to amuse",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "bawić"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 6 4 2 7 0",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to amuse",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "zabawiać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 6 4 2 7 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to amuse",
          "word": "divertir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 6 4 2 7 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to amuse",
          "word": "entreter"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 6 4 2 7 0",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to amuse",
          "word": "distra"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 6 4 2 7 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "razvlekátʹ",
          "sense": "to amuse",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "развлека́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 6 4 2 7 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "razvléčʹ",
          "sense": "to amuse",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "развле́чь"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 6 4 2 7 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zabavljátʹ",
          "sense": "to amuse",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "забавля́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 6 4 2 7 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pozabávitʹ",
          "sense": "to amuse",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "позаба́вить"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 6 4 2 7 0",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to amuse",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "за̀бављати"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 6 4 2 7 0",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to amuse",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "за̀бавити"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 6 4 2 7 0",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to amuse",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "zàbavljati"
        },
        {
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      "code": "hu",
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      "code": "io",
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      "code": "ga",
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      "code": "mi",
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      "code": "pt",
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      "word": "divertir"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "to amuse",
      "word": "entreter"
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      "sense": "to amuse",
      "word": "distra"
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      "code": "es",
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "to amuse",
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "to amuse",
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      "sense": "to amuse",
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      "roman": "zabavljáty",
      "sense": "to amuse",
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "bávyty",
      "sense": "to amuse",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
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      "word": "ба́вити"
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      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "to amuse",
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      "roman": "priemam gosti",
      "sense": "to have over at one's home",
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      "word": "приемам гости"
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to have over at one's home",
      "word": "beværte"
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to have over at one's home",
      "word": "traktere"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to have over at one's home",
      "word": "ontvangen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to have over at one's home",
      "word": "recevoir"
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      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "hestiáō",
      "sense": "to have over at one's home",
      "word": "ἑστιάω"
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      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "eréakh",
      "sense": "to have over at one's home",
      "word": "ארח"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to have over at one's home",
      "word": "vendégül lát"
    },
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      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to have over at one's home",
      "word": "oblecto"
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to have over at one's home",
      "word": "whakamanuhiri"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to have over at one's home",
      "word": "whakamanuwhiri"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to have over at one's home",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
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      "word": "bawić"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to have over at one's home",
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      "word": "gościć"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prinimátʹ gostéj",
      "sense": "to have over at one's home",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
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      "word": "принима́ть госте́й"
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to receive and take into consideration",
      "word": "tage under overvejelse"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to receive and take into consideration",
      "word": "lege med idéen om"
    },
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      "code": "eo",
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      "sense": "to receive and take into consideration",
      "word": "esplori"
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      "code": "eo",
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      "word": "konsideri"
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      "code": "eo",
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      "word": "pripensi"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to receive and take into consideration",
      "word": "megfontol"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to receive and take into consideration",
      "word": "fontolóra vesz"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to receive and take into consideration",
      "word": "foglalkozik a gondolattal"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to receive and take into consideration",
      "word": "eljátszik a gondolattal"
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      "word": "wziąć pod uwagę"
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