entertain
1. provide entertainment for (Freq. 24) • Derivationally related forms: entertainment, entertainer • Hypernyms: socialize, socialise • Hyponyms: host, amuse, divert, disport • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s somebody - Sam cannot entertain Sue - The performance is likely to entertain Sue 2. take into consideration, have in view (Freq. 1) - He entertained the notion of moving to South America • Syn: think of, toy with, flirt with, think about • Hypernyms: contemplate • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Somebody ----s VERB-ing 3. maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings) - bear a grudge - entertain interesting notions - harbor a resentment • Syn: harbor, harbour, hold, nurse • Hypernyms: feel, experience • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something
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