| entertain | vt 1. receive as guest, meraikan: he ~ed some friends to dinner last night, dia meraikan beberapa orang kawan dgn membawa mereka makan malam tadi; 2. amuse, (act.) menghibur; (pass.) terhibur: they hired a magician to ~ the children, mereka mengupah ahli silap mata utk menghibur kanak-kanak itu; we were greatly ~ed by his performance, kami benar-benar terhibur dgn persembahannya; 3. consider, melayani:he would not ~ such a proposal, dia tdk akan melayani usul demikian; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| entertain | vi 1. have guests, meraikan (te)tamu: they prefer to ~ at home, mereka lebih suka meraikan tetamu di rumah; 2. amuse, menghibur: educational television programmes intended to inform as well as ~, rancangan pendidikan di televisyen yg bertujuan memberikan maklumat dan menghibur; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dine | vt entertain at dinner, menjamu [sso] makan malam: he ~s his friends frequently, dia sering menjamu kawan-kawannya makan malam; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| amuse | vt 1. entertain, divert, menghiburkan (hati): they ~d themselves by playing carom, mereka menghiburkan hati dgn bermain karom; 2. cause to laugh, menggelikan hati: his jokes ~d us, leluconnya menggelikan hati kami; be ~d /at, by/, geli hati + approp v: she was highly ~d by his antics, dia amat geli hati melihat gelagat lucu lelaki itu; to be ~d at so’s stories, geli hati mendengar cerita sso; keep so. ~d, menghiburkan (hati) sso; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| trick | 2. clever feat designed to entertain or amuse people, kepandaian: the conjurer amazed the children with his ~s, budak-budak itu kagum melihat kepandaian ahli silap mata itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| host 1 | vt 1. entertain guests at home, party, etc, menjadi tuan rumah: Japan will ~ the conference this year, negara Jepun akan menjadi tuan rumah persidangan itu pd tahun ini; 2. compere, menjadi /juruacara, hos/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| half measures | n [various translations]: we cannot use ~ to fight crime, kita tdk boleh mengambil tindakan separuh jalan utk membanteras jenayah; when the Faizals entertain they don’t believe in ~, apabila keluarga Faizal berjamu, mereka akan berhabis-habisan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| regale | vt 1. feast sumptiously, menjamu: his guests were ~d with the best of food, tamu-tamunya dijamu dgn makanan yg paling lazat; 2. entertain, menghiburkan: he ~d his companions with stories of his early days, dia menghiburkan teman-temannya dgn cerita masa mudanya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| half | and a ~, (colloq) cukup + approp adj: that was a performance and a ~, pertunjukan itu cukup bagus; by ~, sebanyak separuh: the fees have risen by ~ in the last two years, yuran telah meningkat sebanyak separuh dlm tempoh dua tahun ini; by halves, membuat sst dgn bersungguh-sungguh: although he could ill afford it, he would his entertain his guests like VIPs; he’s the type of man who never does things by halves, walaupun dia tdk mampu, dia melayan tetamunya spt orang besar-besar; dia jenis orang yg membuat sst bersungguh-sungguh; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| divert | vt 1. deflect, mengubah /haluan, arah/, melencongkan: the river was ~ed to irrigate the area, sungai itu telah diubah haluannya utk mengairi kawasan itu; 2. distract, (act.) mengalihkan; (pass) beralih: the children’s attention was ~ed to the game outside, perhatian kanak-kanak itu telah beralih ke permainan di luar; 3. (old-fashioned) amuse, entertain, (act.) menghiburkan; (pass.) terhibur: the children were ~ed by the cartoon movies, kanak-kanak itu terhibur oleh filem-filem kartun; 4. (money etc) memindahkan: the money was ~d to a more urgent project, wang itu telah dipindahkan ke projek yg lebih mendesak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |