ALL meanings of entertain
- transitive verb entertain people: keep amused 1
- transitive verb entertain hold: an idea, a hope 1
- transitive verb entertain have as guests 1
- intransitive verb entertain be amusing 1
- intransitive verb entertain have guests 1
- noun entertain Provide (someone) with amusement or enjoyment. 1
- verb entertain If a performer, performance, or activity entertains you, it amuses you, interests you, or gives you pleasure. 0
- verb entertain If you entertain people, you provide food and drink for them, for example when you have invited them to your house. 0
- verb entertain If you entertain an idea or suggestion, you allow yourself to consider it as possible or as worth thinking about seriously. 0
- verb entertain to provide amusement for (a person or audience) 0
- verb entertain to show hospitality to (guests) 0
- verb entertain to hold in the mind 0
- verb transitive entertain to keep up; maintain 0
- verb transitive entertain to hold the interest of and give pleasure to; divert; amuse 0
- verb transitive entertain to give hospitality to; have as a guest 0
- verb transitive entertain to allow oneself to think about; have in mind; consider 0
- intransitive verb entertain to give hospitality to guests 0
- noun entertain (Obsolete (No longer in use)) Entertainment; pleasure. 0
- noun entertain (Obsolete (No longer in use)) Reception of a guest; welcome. 0
- verb entertain (Transitive Verb) To amuse (someone); to engage the attention of agreeably. 0
- verb entertain (transitive and intransitive) To have someone over at one's home for a party or visit. 0
- verb entertain (Transitive Verb) To receive and take into consideration; to have a thought in mind. 0
- verb entertain (Obsolete (No longer in use)) To take or keep in one's service; to maintain; to support; to harbour; to keep. 0
- verb entertain (Obsolete (No longer in use)) To meet or encounter, as an enemy. 0
- verb entertain (Obsolete (No longer in use)) To lead on; to bring along; to introduce. 0