entertainment

Everyday

1. Entertainment is things that people enjoy watching or doing for fun, like films, shows, music, games and sport. tree →
2. Entertainment is the act of amusing people. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life, families choose entertainment for evenings and parties. In lessons about media, children learn the difference between entertainment, news and adverts. Phrases: «for entertainment», «the entertainment industry», «entertainment centre», «provide entertainment».

Examples

• The clown provided the entertainment at the party. tree →
• What do you do for entertainment on rainy days? tree →
• Television is a kind of entertainment. tree →
• The school fair had food, games and entertainment. tree →
• For entertainment, we played charades. tree →
• The film was great entertainment for the whole family. tree →
• Some videos look like news but are just entertainment. tree →
• Every day was a festival; balls and entertainments followed one another. tree →

Note

Usually uncountable: «a lot of entertainment». From the verb «entertain» and adjective «entertaining». Watch out: online content made for entertainment is not always true. Not a number word.