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entertain
Overview of verb entertain
The verb entertain has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (24) entertain -- (provide entertainment for)
2. (1) entertain, think of, toy with, flirt with, think about -- (take into consideration, have in view; "He entertained the notion of moving to South America")
3. harbor, harbour, hold, entertain, nurse -- (maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment")
Grep of noun entertain
entertainer
entertainment
entertainment center
entertainment deduction
entertainment industry
Antonyms of verb entertain
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb entertain
3 senses of entertain
Sense 1
entertain
=> socialize, socialise
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 2
entertain, think of, toy with, flirt with, think about
=> contemplate
=> consider, take, deal, look at
=> think about
=> think, cogitate, cerebrate
Sense 3
harbor, harbour, hold, entertain, nurse
=> feel, experience
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb entertain
1 of 3 senses of entertain
Sense 1
entertain
=> host
=> amuse, divert, disport
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb entertain
3 senses of entertain
Sense 1
entertain
=> socialize, socialise
Sense 2
entertain, think of, toy with, flirt with, think about
=> contemplate
Sense 3
harbor, harbour, hold, entertain, nurse
=> feel, experience
'Cause To' of verb entertain
Derived Forms of verb entertain
1 of 3 senses of entertain
Sense 1
entertain
RELATED TO>(noun) entertainment#1
=> entertainment, amusement
RELATED TO>(noun) entertainer#1
=> entertainer
Domain of verb entertain
Domain Terms of verb entertain
Familiarity of verb entertain
entertain used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Sample Sentences of verb entertain
3 senses of entertain
Sense 1
entertain
EX: Sam cannot entertain Sue
EX: The performance is likely to entertain Sue
Sense 2
entertain, think of, toy with, flirt with, think about
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Sense 3
harbor, harbour, hold, entertain, nurse
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb entertain
3 senses of entertain
Sense 1
entertain
> socialize, socialise
=> swing, get around
=> fraternize, fraternise
=> hobnob
=> entertain
Sense 2
entertain, think of, toy with, flirt with, think about
> contemplate
=> entertain, think of, toy with, flirt with, think about
Sense 3
harbor, harbour, hold, entertain, nurse
> feel, experience
=> recapture
=> pride, plume, congratulate
=> smolder, smoulder
=> harbor, harbour, hold, entertain, nurse
=> cool off
=> anger, see red
=> chafe
=> suffer
=> fume
=> repent, regret, rue
=> sadden
=> rejoice, joy
=> sympathize, sympathise
=> take pride, pride oneself
=> burn
=> die
=> fly high
=> glow, beam, radiate, shine
=> glow
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb entertain
Sense 1
entertain
=> socialize, socialise
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Sense 2
entertain, think of, toy with, flirt with, think about
=> contemplate
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Sense 3
harbor, harbour, hold, entertain, nurse
=> feel, experience
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Grep of verb entertain
entertain
Grep of adj entertain
entertained
entertaining
Grep of adv entertain
entertainingly
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