Entertain | Mean of entertain in English Dictionary

/ˌɛntɚˈteɪn/

• Verb
• to have people as guests in your home or in a public place (such as a restaurant)
1. They like to entertain their friends at their summer home.
2. Much of his job as a salesman involves entertaining clients.
3. They enjoy cooking and entertaining. [=hosting dinner parties and other social occasions]
• to perform for (an audience)
1. Jugglers were on hand to entertain the crowd.
2. Our father entertained us with stories.
• to provide or be entertainment for (someone)
1. Our father's stories entertained us.
2. Our father's stories never failed to entertain. [=his stories were always enjoyable]

• to have (a thought, idea, etc.) in your mind
1. She was so unhappy with her job that she entertained thoughts of quitting. [=she thought about quitting]
2. It now seems possible to entertain hopes [=to hope] that the strike will be settled soon.