Entertaiment is a word that can take on many different meanings depending on context and audience. It has a strong association with amusement, but it may also refer to ceremonies, celebrations, religious festivals, or satire for example. The variety of forms that entertain can be enormous, from one person choosing a private entertainment from the vast array of pre-recorded products available to the individual; to a banquet adapted for two or more; to a performance designed for thousands. Click on the collocation buttons to see examples of these forms. These examples have been programmatically compiled from corpora and other online sources. They do not represent the opinions of Merriam-Webster or its editors.