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noun ADJ. lavish | pure Soaps like ‘Neighbours’ are pure entertainment and there is nothing wrong with that. | free | live | evening, nightly The hotel has a varied programme of nightly entertainment. | mass, popular Cinema is a medium of mass entertainment. | family, light, musical Vote for your top light entertainment show. | home, public, street VERB + ENTERTAINMENT lay on, offer, provide, put on They laid on lavish entertainment for their guests. ENTERTAINMENT + NOUN business, industry, world | centre, venue | programme | value The films were bought chiefly for their entertainment value. PREP. for sb's ~ Ladies and gentlemen, for your entertainment, we present Magic Man. PHRASES a form of entertainment, a place of entertainment places of entertainment such as cinemas
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entertainment
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + entertainment
live entertainment
(= performed while people watch, not recorded and watched later )
• There are three bars, all with live entertainment.
family entertainment
(= suitable for adults and children )
• The holiday village has plenty of family entertainment on offer.
mass/popular entertainment
(= popular with large numbers of people )
• Reality TV has been a very successful form of mass entertainment.
light entertainment
(= shows etc that are funny and easy to understand rather than serious )
• He believes that children can appreciate more than just light entertainment.
a day’s/afternoon’s/evening’s entertainment
• The evening’s entertainment concluded with a firework display.
verbs
provide entertainment
• Dancers and musicians were on hand to provide entertainment.
lay on/put on entertainment
(= organize and provide it )
• The organizers laid on some entertainment for the children.
phrases
a form of entertainment
(= a type of entertainment )
• video games and other modern forms of entertainment
a place of entertainment
formal (= a place where people can go to enjoy entertaiment )
• Clubs and other places of entertainment must close by 3am.
entertainment + NOUN
the entertainment business/industry
• The union represents people who work in the entertainment industry.
entertainment value
(= how enjoyable something is to watch )
• The films provide great entertainment value for kids.
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