entertain

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

en·ter·tain (ĕn'tər-tānʹ)v. en·ter·tained, en·ter·tain·ing, en·ter·tainsv. tr.
1. To hold the attention of with something amusing or diverting. See Synonyms at amuse.
2. To extend hospitality toward:
entertain friends at dinner.
3.
a. To consider; contemplate:
entertain an idea.
b. To hold in mind; harbor:
entertained few illusions.
4. Archaic. To continue with; maintain.
5. Obsolete. To employ; hire.
6. To give admittance to; receive.v. intr.
1. To show hospitality to guests.
2. To provide entertainment. [Middle English entertinen, to maintain, from Old French entretenir, from Medieval Latin intertenēre: Latin inter, among; see inter- + Latin tenēre, to hold; See ten- in Indo-European Roots.] en'ter·tainʹer n.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  harbor, harbour, hold, nurse, think of, toy with, flirt with, think about