entertain

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1. entertain - Noun

2. entertain - Verb

Meaning

To be at the charges of; to take or keep in one's service; to maintain; to support; to harbor; to keep.

To give hospitable reception and maintenance to; to receive at one's board, or into one's house; to receive as a guest.

To engage the attention of agreeably; to amuse with that which makes the time pass pleasantly; to divert; as, to entertain friends with conversation, etc.

To give reception to; to receive, in general; to receive and take into consideration; to admit, treat, or make use of; as, to entertain a proposal.

To meet or encounter, as an enemy.

To keep, hold, or maintain in the mind with favor; to keep in the mind; to harbor; to cherish; as, to entertain sentiments.

To lead on; to bring along; to introduce.

To receive, or provide entertainment for, guests; as, he entertains generously.

Entertainment.

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It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. Aristotle

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature. Marcus Aurelius

Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. Paul

The only way to entertain some folks is to listen to them. Kin Hubbard

Poor people entertain with the heart. Haitian Proverb

A man accused of stealing a goat should not entertain his visitors with goats meat. African Proverb

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