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- Dictionaryen·ter·tain·ing/ˌen(t)ərˈtāniNG/
adjective
- 1. providing amusement or enjoyment: "the magazine is both entertaining and informative"
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The meaning of ENTERTAINING is providing entertainment : diverting. How to use entertaining in a sentence.
ENTERTAINING definition: 1. funny and enjoyable: 2. the activity of inviting people to your home and giving them food and…. Learn more.
Entertaining definition: affording entertainment; amusing; diverting. See examples of ENTERTAINING used in a sentence.
1. : to show hospitality to. entertain guests. 2. : to provide entertainment for. 3. a. : to keep, hold, or maintain in the mind. I entertain grave doubts about her sincerity. b. : to receive and take into consideration. refused to entertain our plea. 4. : to play against (an opposing team) on one's home field or court. 5. archaic : maintain. b.
Things that are entertaining are enjoyable and distracting. Going to the circus is an entertaining way to spend an afternoon. Activities like playing games and watching movies can be entertaining, and you can also describe a friend who's particularly funny or fun to be with as entertaining.
entertaining that you enjoy watching, listening to, doing or experiencing: It was a very entertaining evening. witty clever and amusing; able to say or write clever and amusing things: a witty remark; a witty public speaker; humorous funny and entertaining; showing a sense of humour: a humorous look at the world of fashion; comic that makes you ...
to hold the attention of pleasantly or agreeably; divert; amuse. Synonyms: regale, beguile. Antonyms: bore. to have as a guest; provide food, lodging, etc., for; show hospitality to. to admit into the mind; consider: He never entertained such ideas. Antonyms: reject. to hold in the mind; harbor; cherish:
to keep a person or a group of people interested or amused: [ I ] Children’s games and books seek to teach and entertain at the same time. [ T ] Kerry and Bill entertained listeners of their radio show with tales of their adventures on an ocean cruise. entertain verb (INVITE)
Definition of entertaining adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Did you know you can actually entertain ideas? It's not quite the same as entertaining friends with a good home cooked meal or tickets to the ball game, but still an appropriate way to use the word. To entertain an idea means to have it in mind or under consideration.
