Definition
To take or assume responsibility; to take upon oneself; an archaic form meaning to undertake or engage with.
Etymology
From Middle English, combining 'enter-' (prefix meaning to go into) and 'take.' This Old English construction parallels similar verbs like 'undertake,' evolving as a less common variant.
Kelly Says
This is basically the forgotten cousin of 'undertake'—medieval writers used it, but English speakers gradually preferred 'undertake' instead, so it faded from everyday speech!
Translations
CACatalà
divertir-se
di-ver-tir-se
DADansk
underholde
un-der-holde
DEDeutsch
sich unterhalten
sich un-ter-halt-en
ELΕλληνικά
διασκεδάσει
di-as-ke-da-sei
ESEspañol
entretenerse
en-tre-te-ner-se
FAفارسی
سرگرمی
se-rgar-mi
FISuomi
viihdyttää
vii-hyt-taa
FRFrançais
s'occuper
se-ku-per
GUGU
મનોરંજક
ma-no-ran-jak
HIहिन्दी
मनोरंजन करना
ma-no-ran-jan ka-rna
HUMagyar
szórakoztat
szor-a-ko-z-tat
IDBahasa Indonesia
menikmati
me-ni-k-ma-ti
ITItaliano
intrattenersi
in-tra-t-ten-er-si
MRMR
मनोरंजक
ma-no-ran-jak
MSBahasa Melayu
menikmati
me-ni-k-ma-ti
NLNederlands
vermaken
ver-ma-ken
NONorsk
underholde
un-der-holde
PAPA
મનોરંજક
ma-no-ran-jak
PTPortuguês
entretê-lo
en-tre-te-lo
RORomână
a distra
a dis-tra
RUРусский
заниматься
za-ni-ma-tsya
SVSvenska
underhålla
un-der-hall-a
SWKiswahili
burudani
bu-ru-da-ni
TAதமிழ்
வியாபாரம்
vi-ya-pa-ra-m
TEతెలుగు
మనోహరంగా
ma-no-ha-ra-nga
THไทย
เพลิดเพลิน
plee-lit-pleen
TRTürkçe
ilgilendirici
il-gi-len-di-ri-ci
UKУкраїнська
займатися
za-y-ma-ty-sya
VITiếng Việt
tham gia
tham-gia