e 1 n 1 t 1 e 1 r 1 t 1 a 1 i 1 n 1
9 letters · 9 points in Scrabble
Meaning
verb provide entertainment for
verb take into consideration, have in view
verb maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
originFrom Middle English entertenen, from Middle French entretenir, from Old French entretenir, from entre (“among”) + tenir (“to hold”), from Latin inter + teneō (“hold, keep”). For the noun, compare French entretien. Sense of answering a phone call in Malaysian English is influenced by Malay layan “to serve, to attend to or engage with something”.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- intranet 8
- renitent 8
- arenite 7
- ariette 7
- entrain 7
- entrant 7
- entreat 7
- interne 7
- intrant 7
- intreat 7
- iterant 7
- iterate 7