"entertained" meaning in English

See entertained in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌɛntɚˈteɪnd/ [General-American], /ˌɛntəˈteɪnd/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-entertained.ogg Forms: more entertained [comparative], most entertained [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪnd Head templates: {{en-adj}} entertained (comparative more entertained, superlative most entertained)
  1. Enjoying to having enjoyed entertainments; amused. Derived forms: overentertained, unentertained
    Sense id: en-entertained-en-adj-dy1wRJ2v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10

Verb

IPA: /ˌɛntɚˈteɪnd/ [General-American], /ˌɛntəˈteɪnd/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-entertained.ogg
Rhymes: -eɪnd Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} entertained
  1. simple past and past participle of entertain Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: entertain
    Sense id: en-entertained-en-verb-H4l490MF
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          "ref": "2018, Lucifer Jeremy White, Book Three of the Five Planets:",
          "text": "They are far more entertained by films than even we on Earth .",
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        },
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          "text": "You must have been very entertained watching us look for her.",
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