entertain
US: /ˌɛnɝˈteɪn/, /ˌɛntɝˈteɪn/
UK: /ˌɛntətˈeɪn/
UK: /ˌɛntətˈeɪn/
English Vietnamese dictionary
entertain /,entə'tein/
- ngoại động từ
- tiếp đãi; chiêu đãi
- giải trí, tiêu khiển
- nuôi dưỡng, ấp ủ (ảo tưởng, hy vọng, sự nghi ngờ, quan điểm...)
- hoan nghênh, tán thành (ý kiến, đề nghị...)
- trao đổi (thư từ...)
- to entertain a discourse upon something
- (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ), (văn học) bàn về cái gì
Advanced English dictionary
+ verb
1 to invite people to eat or drink with you as your guests, especially in your home: [V] The job involves a lot of entertaining. + [VN] Barbecues are a favourite way of entertaining friends.
2 ~ (sb) (with sth) to interest and amuse sb in order to please them: [VN] He entertained us for hours with his stories and jokes. + [V] The aim of the series is both to entertain and inform.
3 [VN] (not used in the progressive tenses) (formal) to consider or allow yourself to think about an idea, a hope, a feeling, etc: He had entertained hopes of a reconciliation. + to entertain a doubt / suspicion
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 amuse, divert; delight, please; occupy:
While we waited the boy entertained us with his juggling.
2 receive, accommodate, treat, be host (to), cater (for or to); have or see people or guests or visitors or company; Colloq host:
We entertain on Tuesdays only.
3 contemplate, consider, have, hold, harbour, foster, tolerate, allow, maintain, sustain, support:
They felt that they could not entertain the idea of their daughter marrying the gardener's son.
Collocation dictionary
1 invite sb to eat/drink with you
ADV.
lavishly
The Bradfords always entertained lavishly at Christmas.
PREP.
to
They entertained us to lunch in their new house.
2 interest/amuse sb
ADV.
thoroughly
Everyone was thoroughly entertained.
PREP.
with
She entertained us with stories of her travels.
PHRASES
keep sb entertained
We hired a magician to keep the children entertained.
3 think about an idea/hope/feeling
ADV.
seriously
I am amazed that such a crackpot scheme could be seriously entertained.
| briefly
briefly entertaining hopes that he might keep the affair a secret
VERB + ENTERTAIN
be prepared to, be willing to
She would make no promises, but was prepared to entertain the idea.
| refuse to
Concise English dictionary
entertains|entertained|entertaining‚entə'teɪn
verb
+provide entertainment for
+take into consideration, have in view
+maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
