entertain in All languages combined

IPA: /ˌɛntəˈteɪn/ [UK], /ˌɛntɚˈteɪn/ [US] Audio: en-us-entertain.ogg [US] Forms: entertain [canonical], entertains [third-person, singular], entertained [past], entertained [past, participle], entertaining [present, participle] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]

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"entertain" meaning in All languages combined

Verb [English]