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{
"term": "entertainment",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "films, music, etc. used to entertain people; an example of this",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "radio, television and other **forms of entertainment**"
},
{
"text": "There will be **live entertainment** at the party."
},
{
"text": "It was typical **family entertainment**."
},
{
"text": "It was not something you would watch for **light entertainment**."
},
{
"text": "A folk band **provided the entertainment**."
},
{
"text": "Local entertainments are listed in the newspaper."
},
{
"text": "the **entertainment industry/business**"
},
{
"text": "The show was good **entertainment value**."
},
{
"text": "It's pure entertainment and there's nothing wrong with that."
},
{
"text": "Movies were the new mass entertainment."
},
{
"text": "Passengers can enjoy free nightly entertainment."
},
{
"text": "Soaps like ‘Neighbours’ are pure entertainment and there is nothing wrong with that."
},
{
"text": "The films were bought chiefly for their entertainment value."
},
{
"text": "The hotel has a varied programme of nightly entertainment."
},
{
"text": "The leading piece of entertainment news in the US is the Oscars."
},
{
"text": "The television was his only source of entertainment."
},
{
"text": "They laid on lavish entertainment for their guests."
},
{
"text": "Tokyo's entertainment district"
},
{
"text": "Vote for your top light entertainment show."
},
{
"text": "places of entertainment such as cinemas and theatres"
},
{
"text": "stars from the world of entertainment"
},
{
"text": "the half-time entertainment at football games"
},
{
"text": "The stories will be judged purely on their entertainment value."
},
{
"text": "There was no TV or radio so we had to make our own entertainment."
},
{
"text": "the airline's in-flight entertainment channel"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["lavish", "pure", "good"],
"verb + entertainment": ["lay on", "offer", "provide"],
"entertainment + noun": ["business", "company", "industry"],
"preposition": ["for somebody’s entertainment"],
"phrases": [
"a form of entertainment",
"a place of entertainment",
"a source of entertainment"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the act of providing people with somebody to interest them or make them laugh",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Ladies and gentlemen, for your entertainment, we present Magic Man."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "the act of inviting people to eat or drink with you as your guests",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a budget for the entertainment of clients"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["lavish", "pure", "good"],
"verb + entertainment": ["lay on", "offer", "provide"],
"entertainment + noun": ["business", "company", "industry"],
"preposition": ["for somebody’s entertainment"],
"phrases": [
"a form of entertainment",
"a place of entertainment",
"a source of entertainment"
]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌentəˈteɪnmənt/",
"audio": "en/entertainment/entertainment__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌentərˈteɪnmənt/",
"audio": "en/entertainment/entertainment__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}