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entertaining
(encz) | entertaining,zábavný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Entertaining
(gcide) | Entertain \En`ter*tain"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Entertained; p.
pr. & vb. n. Entertaining.] [F. entretenir; entre between
(L. inter) + tenir to hold, L. tenere. See Tenable.]
1. To be at the charges of; to take or keep in one's service;
to maintain; to support; to harbor; to keep.
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You, sir, I entertain for one of my hundred. --Shak.
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2. To give hospitable reception and maintenance to; to
receive at one's board, or into one's house; to receive as
a guest.
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Be not forgetful to entertain strangers; for thereby
some have entertained unawares. --Heb. xiii.
2.
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3. To engage the attention of agreeably; to amuse with that
which makes the time pass pleasantly; to divert; as, to
entertain friends with conversation, etc.
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The weary time she can not entertain. --Shak.
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4. To give reception to; to receive, in general; to receive
and take into consideration; to admit, treat, or make use
of; as, to entertain a proposal.
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I am not here going to entertain so large a theme as
the philosophy of Locke. --De Quincey.
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A rumor gained ground, -- and, however absurd, was
entertained by some very sensible people.
--Hawthorne.
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5. To meet or encounter, as an enemy. [Obs.] --Shak.
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6. To keep, hold, or maintain in the mind with favor; to keep
in the mind; to harbor; to cherish; as, to entertain
sentiments.
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7. To lead on; to bring along; to introduce. [Obs.]
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To baptize all nations, and entertain them into the
services institutions of the holy Jesus. --Jer.
Taylor.
Syn: To amuse; divert; maintain. See Amuse.
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Entertaining
(gcide) | Entertaining \En`ter*tain"ing\, a.
Affording entertainment; pleasing; amusing; diverting. --
En`ter*tain"ing*ly, adv. -- En`ter*tain"ing*ness, n.
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entertaining
(wn) | entertaining
adj 1: agreeably diverting; "an entertaining puppet show";
"films should be entertaining" |
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