Definition of entertains in English

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Verb entertains, entertaining, entertained
entertain - provide entertainment for
		socialise, socialize make conform to socialist ideas and philosophies; "Health care should be socialized!"
		host be the host of or for; "We hosted 4 couples last night"
		amuse, disport, divert make (somebody) laugh; "The clown amused the children"
entertain - take into consideration, have in view; "He entertained the notion of moving to South America"
		think of, toy with, flirt with, think about
		contemplate consider as a possibility; "I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job"
entertain - maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment"
		harbor, harbour, hold, nurse
		experience, feel go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"

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entertain (v. t.)
To be at the charges of; to take or keep in one's service; to maintain; to support; to harbor; to keep.
entertain (v. t.)
To give hospitable reception and maintenance to; to receive at one's board, or into one's house; to receive as a guest.
entertain (v. t.)
To engage the attention of agreeably; to amuse with that which makes the time pass pleasantly; to divert; as, to entertain friends with conversation, etc.
entertain (v. t.)
To give reception to; to receive, in general; to receive and take into consideration; to admit, treat, or make use of; as, to entertain a proposal.
entertain (v. t.)
To meet or encounter, as an enemy.
entertain (v. t.)
To keep, hold, or maintain in the mind with favor; to keep in the mind; to harbor; to cherish; as, to entertain sentiments.
entertain (v. t.)
To lead on; to bring along; to introduce.
entertain (v. i.)
To receive, or provide entertainment for, guests; as, he entertains generously.
entertain (n.)
Entertainment.

entertain
en-tėr-tān′, v.t. to receive and treat hospitably: to hold the attention of and amuse by conversation: to amuse: to receive and take into consideration: to keep or hold in the mind: to harbour.—n. Entertain′er.—p.adj. Entertain′ing, affording entertainment: amusing.—adv. Entertain′ingly.—n. Entertain′ment, act of entertaining: hospitality at table: that which entertains: the provisions of the table: a banquet: amusement: a performance which delights. [Fr. entretenir—L. inter, among, tenēre, to hold.]