SU2C Collocations – Entertaiment

Entertaiment is a specialized form of art, and it’s one of many ways that artists, musicians and other performers contribute to our societal needs. The foundation works closely with other groups, individuals and foundations in the arts and entertainment industry to help advance SU2C’s groundbreaking research.

A person who is well known in fashionable society and fond of social activities and entertainment is a socialite.

The man whose job it is to entertain the people who attend his show is an entertainer.

The word entertain was derived from the Latin intertenere, meaning “to hold inside.” The prefix inter means “inside,” and the suffix tenere, which derives from the Indo-European root ten, means to stretch or extend. Click on the collocations to see more examples of this word in context.