to entertain

Synonyms

amuse minionlike

Examples

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

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

I think we ought always to entertain our opinions with some measure of doubt. I shouldn't wish people dogmatically to believe any philosophy, not even mine. Bertrand Russell

We're not trying to entertain the critics ... I'll take my chances with the public. Walt Disney

...it is better to entertain an idea than to take it home to live with you for the rest of your life. Randall Jarrell

Words in the phrase

to entertain

Close letter words and terms

to enrage to enslave to entangle to entice to entreat to environ