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Detailed Synonyms for entertain in English

entertain:

to entertain verb (entertains, entertained, entertaining)

  1. to entertain
    to welcome; to regale; to entertain
    • welcome verb (welcomes, welcomed, welcoming)
    • regale verb (regales, regaled, regaling)
    • entertain verb (entertains, entertained, entertaining)
  2. to entertain
    to divert; to entertain; to amuse
    • divert verb (diverts, diverted, diverting)
    • entertain verb (entertains, entertained, entertaining)
    • amuse verb (amuses, amused, amusing)
  3. to entertain
    – take into consideration, have in view 1
    to entertain; think of; flirt with; toy with; think about
    – take into consideration, have in view 1
  4. to entertain
    – maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings) 1
    to hold; to harbour; to nurse; to entertain; harbor
    – maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings) 1
    • hold verb (holds, held, holding)
    • harbour verb, British (harbours, harboured, harbouring)
    • nurse verb (nurses, nursed, nursing)
    • entertain verb (entertains, entertained, entertaining)
      • entertain interesting notions1
    • harbor verb, American
      • harbor a resentment1
  5. to entertain
    – provide entertainment for 1
    to entertain
    – provide entertainment for 1
    • entertain verb (entertains, entertained, entertaining)

Conjugations for entertain:

present
  1. entertain
  2. entertain
  3. entertains
  4. entertain
  5. entertain
  6. entertain
simple past
  1. entertained
  2. entertained
  3. entertained
  4. entertained
  5. entertained
  6. entertained
present perfect
  1. have entertained
  2. have entertained
  3. has entertained
  4. have entertained
  5. have entertained
  6. have entertained
past continuous
  1. was entertaining
  2. were entertaining
  3. was entertaining
  4. were entertaining
  5. were entertaining
  6. were entertaining
future
  1. shall entertain
  2. will entertain
  3. will entertain
  4. shall entertain
  5. will entertain
  6. will entertain
continuous present
  1. am entertaining
  2. are entertaining
  3. is entertaining
  4. are entertaining
  5. are entertaining
  6. are entertaining
subjunctive
  1. be entertained
  2. be entertained
  3. be entertained
  4. be entertained
  5. be entertained
  6. be entertained
diverse
  1. entertain!
  2. let's entertain!
  3. entertained
  4. entertaining
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "entertain":

  1. take into consideration, have in view1
    • He entertained the notion of moving to South America1
  2. maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)1
    • entertain interesting notions1
  3. provide entertainment for1

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