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entertain

(transitive) to receive and take into consideration; to have a thought in mind.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

(transitive) to receive and take into consideration; to have a thought in mind.

They enjoy entertaining a lot.
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  • “If only I could convince people that reform is better than abolishment, but apparently nobody will even entertain the idea”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Yeah, my lil slugger's been a bit shifty lately. You got any good cartoons that might entertain him?”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Some of us do it just to mentally entertain ourselves. I clipped a bunch of pagers on a belt over my shoulder and wore it announcing it my Han Solo costume for the day to see who would call me out as the obvious Wookie I am. I was disappointed no one played.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Check out the amazing Performers set to entertain you throughout the weekend! #sideshow #poledance #aerialists #tattooconvention #anime #animeevent #animetattooconvention”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “"A day without coffee is like… actually, I have no idea what that’s like. I refuse to entertain such a tragedy. Coffee is the punctuation mark at the end of a long night and the start of a bright day." 🖋️🚫 bsky.app/profile/itob...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026

(transitive) to amuse (someone); to engage the attention of agreeably.

to entertain friends with lively conversation
Origin: From , from , from , from among + to hold, from + hold, keep. For the noun, compare . Sense of answering a phone call in Malaysian English is influenced by “to serve, to attend to or engage with something”. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Cluster: agreement
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#3·Apr 27, 2026

(transitive, and, intransitive) To have someone over at one's home, or some other venue, for a party or visit.

The motivational speaker not only instructed but also entertained the audience.
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  • “The Constitutional Court has refused to entertain appeals by two construction companies against a ruling by the Special Tribunal that they must repay all profits they made from the Beit Bridge border fence project. defenceweb.co.za/border-secur...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Trump is a circus showman conducting his stable of misfits to entertain the paying audience of Americans! The ‘animals’ in this circus are the global countries! All being herded with tariffs and sanctions! Whips and commands are wars and orders!”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “i dont fuck any of these guys ever literally i dont entertain thjs shit at all so idk where they keep getting thos stupid idea”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Fox News is the natural outgrowth of infotainment news. Its sole purpose is to entertain.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “You just have to look at the response to their last post to see how successful their outreach has been. God forbid that archaeological sites should raise their profile and inform and entertain.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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