underholde

From under- +‎ holde. Cognate with Swedish underhålla, Low German ünnerholen, German unterhalten, Dutch onderhouden and West Frisian ûnderhâlde.

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔnʌˌhʌlˀə]

underholde (imperative underhold, present tense underholder, passive underholdes, simple past and past participle underholdt, present participle underholdende)

1. to amuse, entertain

   Synonym: forlyste

2. (ironic) to preoccupy, busy (someone)
3. to support, maintain, provide

   Synonym: forsørge

• underholdning
• underhold
• underholder

• underholde sig med nogen (“have a (superficial) conversation with somebody”)

• “underholde” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “underholde” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

From under- +‎ holde.

underholde (imperative underhold, present tense underholder, passive underholdes, simple past and past participle underholdt, present participle underholdende)

1. to support, maintain
2. to amuse, entertain

• underholdning

• underhalde (Nynorsk)

• “underholde” in The Bokmål Dictionary.