Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

entertained

/ˌɛntɚˈteɪnd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.64 in modern English

Syllables: en-ter-tained
IPA: /ˌɛntɚˈteɪnd/

12

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Enjoying to having enjoyed entertainments; amused.

verb

simple past and past participle of entertain

Example Sentences

"That is the American way; we are without question the most entertained people in the world ."
"They are far more entertained by films than even we on Earth ."
"You must have been very entertained watching us look for her."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɛntɚˈteɪnd/
British English: /ˌɛntəˈteɪnd/

Inflected Forms

more entertained (comparative) most entertained (superlative)

Derived Forms

overentertained unentertained

Synonyms

amused diverted

Rhymes With

remained explained trained obtained gained contained self-contained maintained sustained retained complained detained

Questions

How do you pronounce entertained?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɛntɚˈteɪnd/.
What does entertained mean?: Enjoying to having enjoyed entertainments; amused.

How to pronounce entertained

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