amuse 
/əˈmju:z/ verb
amus·es; amused; amus·ing /əˈmju:z/ verb 1 : to make someone laugh or smile : to entertain (someone) in a light and pleasant way [+ obj] ▪ His silly jokes amused the audience. = The audience was amused by his silly jokes. [=the audience found his silly jokes funny/entertaining/amusing] ▪ It amuses me to think of how he looked when I last saw him. ▪ That joke doesn't amuse me. [=I don't think that joke is funny] ▪ The loss did not amuse the coach. [=the coach was not happy about the loss] [no obj] ▪ a funny story that never fails to amuse — see also amusing 2 [+ obj] : to get the attention of (someone) in a pleasant way as time passes
▪ We need to find something to amuse [=entertain, occupy] the children. = We need to find something to keep the children amused. [=we need to find something for the children to do so that they aren't bored] ▪ He amused himself with a game of solitaire.
▪ We need to find something to amuse [=entertain, occupy] the children. = We need to find something to keep the children amused. [=we need to find something for the children to do so that they aren't bored] ▪ He amused himself with a game of solitaire.
— amused adjective [more amused; most amused]
▪ A faintly amused grin appeared on her face. ▪ She looked slightly/very amused by/at his appearance. ▪ I was amused to learn the whole story. ▪ The coach was not amused [=was not pleased/happy] after the loss.
▪ A faintly amused grin appeared on her face. ▪ She looked slightly/very amused by/at his appearance. ▪ I was amused to learn the whole story. ▪ The coach was not amused [=was not pleased/happy] after the loss.
