Entertain and Let

Entertain

Entertain verb - To cause (someone) to pass the time agreeably occupied.

Let and entertain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Let" instead a verb "Entertain".

Let

Let verb - To give permission to.

Entertain and let are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Entertain" instead a verb "Let".

Nearby Word: letting

Common collocations

person entertain person let person
girl entertain girl let girl
guy entertain guy let guy
people entertain people let people
Other words: children, chance, rest, time, way, money, child, anyone, everyone, son, kids, friends, girls.

Both words in one sentence

  • If you are anyone else, stay out of the way, because she will not entertain your reasons why she should let something slide.
    Source: The Fettered
  • Literature / Don Quixote Orders were left with the servants to entertain Sancho so as not to let him leave the house.
  • Film / The Grand Illusion Hey, Let's Put on a Show: The inmates at one camp put on a variety show to entertain each other.
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