amuse
verb (used with object)
to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner.
Used to describe an action that will be fully completed or achieved by a specific point in the future.
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It will have amused me for six weeks, that is the most certain thing for us about our profession.
From The George Sand-Gustave Flaubert Letters by Aimée G. Leffingwel McKenzie