"entertake" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: entertakes [present, singular, third-person], entertaking [participle, present], entertook [past], entertaken [participle, past]
Etymology: From enter- + take, after French entreprendre. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|enter-|take}} enter- + take, {{uder|en|fr|entreprendre}} French entreprendre Head templates: {{en-verb|entertakes|entertaking|entertook|entertaken}} entertake (third-person singular simple present entertakes, present participle entertaking, simple past entertook, past participle entertaken)
  1. (transitive, obsolete) To entertain; to receive. Tags: obsolete, transitive

Inflected forms

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