entertain
verb (used with object)
to hold the attention of pleasantly or agreeably; divert; amuse.
entertains
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present tense formof entertain (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The formula still entertains, sure, but its bite has been blunted by the weight of copycats that came after the first installment.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2026
No one entertains the idea that one person’s graffitied tribute to a male gladiator might have been defaced by giving the picture breasts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026
Yet it somehow entertains, which is a testament to Zlotowski’s energy juggling her various theme-colored story balls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2026
The paved terrace, for example, is an imitation of a similar space in Palm Beach where the president routinely entertains.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2025
My easygoing, sweet, Bollywood-film-star mother entertains the world.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
