Entertain

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To hold the attention of with something amusing or diverting. See Synonyms at amuse.
  • v. To extend hospitality toward: entertain friends at dinner.
  • v. To consider; contemplate: entertain an idea.
  • v. To hold in mind; harbor: entertained few illusions.
  • v. Archaic To continue with; maintain.
  • v. Obsolete To employ; hire.
  • v. To give admittance to; receive.
  • verb-intransitive. To show hospitality to guests.
  • verb-intransitive. To provide entertainment.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To amuse (someone); said especially of a professional entertainer.
  • v. To have someone over at one's home for a party or visit.
  • v. To have a thought in mind.
  • n. Entertainment.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To be at the charges of; to take or keep in one's service; to maintain; to support; to harbor; to keep.
  • v. To give hospitable reception and maintenance to; to receive at one's board, or into one's house; to receive as a guest.
  • v. To engage the attention of agreeably; to amuse with that which makes the time pass pleasantly; to divert
  • v. To give reception to; to receive, in general; to receive and take into consideration; to admit, treat, or make use of.
  • v. To meet or encounter, as an enemy.
  • v. To keep, hold, or maintain in the mind with favor; to keep in the mind; to harbor; to cherish.
  • v. To lead on; to bring along; to introduce.
  • verb-intransitive. To receive, or provide entertainment for, guests.
  • n. Entertainment.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To maintain; keep up; hold.
  • To maintain physically; provide for; support; hence, to take into service.
  • To provide comfort or gratification for; care for by hospitality, attentions, or diversions; gratify or amuse; hence, to receive and provide for, as a guest, freely or for pay; furnish with accommodation, refreshment, or diversion: as, to entertain one's friends at dinner, or with music and conversation; to be entertained at an inn or at the theater.
  • To provide for agreeably, as the passage of time; while away; divert.
  • To take in; receive; give admittance to; admit.
  • To take into the mind; take into consideration; consider with reference to decision or action; give heed to; harbor: as, to entertain a proposal.
  • To hold in the mind; maintain; cherish: as, to entertain decided opinions; he entertains the belief that he is inspired.
  • To engage; give occupation to, as in a contest.
  • To treat; consider; regard.
  • Synonyms Divert, Beguile. See amuse.
  • To exercise hospitality; give entertainments; receive company: as, he entertains generously.
  • n. Entertainment.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. take into consideration, have in view
  • v. maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
  • v. provide entertainment for
  • Verb Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    contemplate    feel    experience   
    Cross Reference
    divert    feel   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    amuse    divert    maintain    harbor    cherish    introduce    entertainment   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Alane    Aquitaine    Ayn    Bahrain    Biscayne    Blaine    Cain    Chain    Champagne    Champaign   
    Same Context
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