entertain

English

/ˌɛntəˈteɪn/, /ˌɛntɚˈteɪn/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To amuse (someone); to engage the attention of agreeably.
  • (transitive) To have someone over at one's home for a party or visit.
  • (transitive) To receive and take into consideration; to have a thought in mind.
  • (obsolete) To take or keep in one's service; to maintain; to support; to harbour; to keep.
  • (obsolete) To meet or encounter, as an enemy.
  • (obsolete) To lead on; to bring along; to introduce.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French entretenir derived from Latin inter (between, among, under) root from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (stretch, draw, extend, pull, clench, flex).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ten-

Gloss

stretch, draw, extend, pull, clench, flex

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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