(transitive, and, intransitive) To have someone over at one's home, or some other venue, for a party or visit.
You just have to look at the response to their last post to see how successful their outreach has been. God forbid that archaeological sites should raise their profile and inform and entertain.
The Constitutional Court has refused to entertain appeals by two construction companies against a ruling by the Special Tribunal that they must repay all profits they made from the Beit Bridge border fence project. de…
(transitive, and, intransitive) To have someone over at one's home, or some other venue, for a party or visit.
The motivational speaker not only instructed but also entertained the audience.
“You just have to look at the response to their last post to see how successful their outreach has been. God forbid that archaeological sites should raise their profile and inform and entertain.”
“The Constitutional Court has refused to entertain appeals by two construction companies against a ruling by the Special Tribunal that they must repay all profits they made from the Beit Bridge border fence project. defenceweb.co.za/border-secur...”
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(intransitive) To go or come into an enclosed or partially enclosed space.
(dialectal, transitive, Scotland, Northern England) To entertain as a guest; to lodge as a guest.
(intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
Trump is a circus showman conducting his stable of misfits to entertain the paying audience of Americans! The ‘animals’ in this circus are the global countries! All being herded with tariffs and sanctions! Whips and c…
“Trump is a circus showman conducting his stable of misfits to entertain the paying audience of Americans! The ‘animals’ in this circus are the global countries! All being herded with tariffs and sanctions! Whips and commands are wars and orders!”
“i dont fuck any of these guys ever literally i dont entertain thjs shit at all so idk where they keep getting thos stupid idea”
“Fox News is the natural outgrowth of infotainment news. Its sole purpose is to entertain.”
(transitive) to receive and take into consideration; to have a thought in mind.
They enjoy entertaining a lot.
“"A day without coffee is like… actually, I have no idea what that’s like. I refuse to entertain such a tragedy. Coffee is the punctuation mark at the end of a long night and the start of a bright day." 🖋️🚫 bsky.app/profile/itob...”
“Yeah, my lil slugger's been a bit shifty lately. You got any good cartoons that might entertain him?”
“Some of us do it just to mentally entertain ourselves. I clipped a bunch of pagers on a belt over my shoulder and wore it announcing it my Han Solo costume for the day to see who would call me out as the obvious Wookie I am. I was disappointed no one played.”
“If only I could convince people that reform is better than abolishment, but apparently nobody will even entertain the idea”
“Check out the amazing Performers set to entertain you throughout the weekend! #sideshow #poledance #aerialists #tattooconvention #anime #animeevent #animetattooconvention”
(transitive) to amuse (someone); to engage the attention of agreeably.
to entertain friends with lively conversation