- verbentertain (verb) · entertains (third person present) · entertained (past tense) · entertained (past participle) · entertaining (present participle)
- provide (someone) with amusement or enjoyment:"a tremendous game that thoroughly entertained the crowd"
- receive (someone) as a guest and provide them with food and drink:"a private dining room where members could entertain groups of friends"
- give attention or consideration to (an idea, suggestion, or feeling):"Washington entertained little hope of an early improvement in relations"
Originlate Middle English: from French entretenir, based on Latin inter ‘among’ + tenere ‘to hold’. The word originally meant ‘maintain, continue’, later ‘maintain in a certain condition, treat in a certain way’, also ‘show hospitality’ (late 15th century).Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- provide (someone) with amusement or enjoyment:
- receive (someone) as a guest and provide them with food and drink:
- give attention or consideration to (an idea, suggestion, or feeling):
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- Entertain means to1234:
- Hold the attention of pleasantly or agreeably; divert; amuse.
- Have as a guest; provide food, lodging, etc., for; show hospitality to.
- Admit into the mind; consider.
- Hold in the mind; harbor; cherish.
Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.verb (used with object) to hold the attention of pleasantly or agreeably; divert; amuse. to have as a guest; provide food, lodging, etc., for; show hospitality to. to admit into the mind; consider: He never entertained such ideas. to hold in the mind; harbor; cherish: They secretly entertained thoughts of revenge.www.dictionary.com/browse/entertainENTERTAIN meaning: 1 : to have people as guests in your home or in a public place (such as a restaurant); 2 : to perform for (an audience) to provide amusement for (someone) by singing, acting, etc.www.britannica.com/dictionary/entertainentertain verb (INVITE) [ I or T ] to invite someone to your home and give food and drink to them: We entertain a lot of people, mainly business associates of my wife's. Now that I live on my own, I don't entertain much.dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/entertainentertain verb (INVITE) [ I/T ] to invite one or more people to your house and give food and drink to them: [ T ] She was a good cook and liked to entertain her friends with new dishes. [ I ] We didn’t entertain much over the holidays this year.dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/ente… Entertain Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
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