entertain | ||
1. | [ verb ] provide entertainment for | |
Related terms: | socialize socialize amuse host entertainment | |
2. | [ verb ] take into consideration, have in view | |
Synonyms: | think_of turn_to think_about flirt_with toy_with | |
Examples: | "He entertained the notion of moving to South America" |
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Related terms: | contemplate | |
3. | [ verb ] maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings) | |
Synonyms: | hold harbor nurse harbour | |
Examples: | "bear a grudge" "entertain interesting notions" "harbor a resentment" |
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Related terms: | feel | |
Similar spelling: |
entertainer entertained entertaining entering endearing Enterline enteric enteron endearingly enterics enterprising enterotoxin enterokinase enteritis entrain endear enterprise Enterobius enterolith enteropathy enterostomy enterovirus enteral enter_upon endearment enterpriser |