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to entertain
01
to amuse someone so that they have an enjoyable time
Transitive: to entertain sb
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
entertain
3rd person singular
entertains
Present participle
entertaining
Past simple
entertained
Past participle
entertained
Examples
The clown entertained the children at the birthday party with magic tricks and balloon animals.
02
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.
Lexical Tree
entertained
entertaining
entertainment
entertain
