Definition & Meaning of "entertain"in English

to entertain

to amuse someone so that they have an enjoyable time

Transitive: to entertain sb

Grammatical Information

action verb

regular

present tense

entertain

3rd person singular

entertains

past simple

entertained

past participle

entertained

Examples

The clown entertained the children at the birthday party with magic tricks and balloon animals.

to give thought to something as a possibility

Transitive: to entertain a possibility

Examples

The board entertained the possibility of expanding the company ’s operations overseas.

to hold certain ideas or emotions in one's mind over time

harbor

bear

nurture

Transitive: to entertain ideas or emotions

Examples

He secretly entertained feelings of resentment toward his coworker.

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