Entertain and Like

Entertain

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

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

Like

Like verb - To wish to have.

Entertain and like are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Entertain" instead a verb "Like".

Nearby Words: likely, likeness, liking, liked, likeable

Common collocations

girl entertain girl like girl
guy entertain guy like guy
people entertain people like people
idea entertain idea like idea
Other words: men, children, time, way, anyone, women, kids, girls, boys.

Both words in one sentence

  • Anime / Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V Like Father, Like Son / Like Father, Unlike Son: Yuya looks up to his father, using a Entermate archetype and a similar playstyle to his father to entertain the audience.
  • Western Animation / The Hair Bear Bunch Peevly assigns the bears outside their cave to act like bears entertain the people:Bubi: We have to [go out there] and act like bears??
  • Even when people got used to using lasers to point at things, using them to entertain cats probably still seems like this trope.
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