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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of entertain.

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Examples

  • One must be antipodally comprehensive to entertain the idea; as it is, the idea entertains us.

    The Soul of the Far East Percival Lowell 1885

  • Harper-Smythe and Connor leave for Pax headquarters, while Dylan "entertains" Marg she is unaware that a counter agent, created by Connor, has been given to Hunt.

    Archive 2009-10-01 Chuck Wells 2009

  • Harper-Smythe and Connor leave for Pax headquarters, while Dylan "entertains" Marg she is unaware that a counter agent, created by Connor, has been given to Hunt.

    From the Dust Bin: Planet Earth (TV) Chuck Wells 2009

  • But Science Fiction also "entertains" in that it speaks to the human condition and the human heart and mind in unusual ways.

    What Makes Good Science Fiction? 2003

  • Thus, in South Carolina, if a free negro "entertains" a runaway slave, it may be his own wife or child, he himself is turned into a slave.

    The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus American Anti-Slavery Society

  • Thus, in South Carolina, if a free negro "entertains" a runaway slave, it may be his own wife or child, he himself is turned into a slave.

    The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 4 of 4 American Anti-Slavery Society

  • She patronizes her friends, worsts her enemies, -- then, when she "entertains" ....

    One Woman's Life Robert Herrick 1903

  • Answer: How Awesome-O "entertains" himself while Mr. Sarah Grace and I are out at Tropic Thunder

    Archive 2008-08-01 2008

  • Answer: How Awesome-O "entertains" himself while Mr. Sarah Grace and I are out at Tropic Thunder

    Awesome-O's Creek 2008

  • 'entertains' pervy men as a dominatrix, whilst finding time to satisfy most of her own sexual needs.

    DVD Times 2009

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