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entertain

[ en-ter-teyn ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to hold the attention of pleasantly or agreeably; divert; amuse.

    Synonyms: ,

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  2. to have as a guest; provide food, lodging, etc., for; show hospitality to.
  3. to admit into the mind; consider:

    He never entertained such ideas.

    Antonyms:

  4. to hold in the mind; harbor; cherish:

    They secretly entertained thoughts of revenge.

  5. Archaic. to maintain or keep up.
  6. Obsolete. to give admittance or reception to; receive.


verb (used without object)

  1. to exercise hospitality; entertain company; provide entertainment for guests:

    They loved to talk, dance, and entertain.

entertain

/ 藢蓻苍迟蓹藞迟别瑟苍 /

verb

  1. to provide amusement for (a person or audience)
  2. to show hospitality to (guests)
  3. tr to hold in the mind

    to entertain an idea

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 辞顎卾别谤路别苍顎卼别谤路迟补颈苍别诲顎 adjective
  • 辫谤别顎卐苍路迟别谤路迟补颈苍顎 verb (used with object)
  • 耻苍顎卐苍路迟别谤路迟补颈苍别诲顎 adjective
  • 飞别濒濒顎-别苍路迟别谤路迟补颈苍别诲顎 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of entertain1

First recorded in 1425鈥75; late Middle English entertenen 鈥渢o hold mutually,鈥 from Middle French entretenir, ultimately from Vulgar Latin 颈苍迟别谤迟别苍脓谤别 (unrecorded), from Latin inter- inter- + 迟别苍脓谤别 鈥渢o hold鈥
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of entertain1

C15: from Old French entretenir, from entre- mutually + tenir to hold, from Latin 迟别苍脓谤别
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Synonym Study

See amuse.
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Example Sentences

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With fans and neutrals alike on the edge of their seats from this gripping encounter, expectations were high for an equally entertaining second half.

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"I want to entertain and get the crowd as close as possible to the team," he told BBC Radio Northampton's Saints Show.

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And so on, over eight, differently flavored, entertaining episodes.

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No one with a rudimentary grasp of how nation-states function in the 21st century could possibly entertain this notion.

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They have spent their whole lives being cared for and entertained by their trainers.

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