noun entertainment.
2. entertain ·vt to meet or encounter, as an enemy.
3. entertain ·vt to lead on; to bring along; to introduce.
4. entertain ·vi to receive, or provide entertainment for, guests; as, he entertains generously.
5. entertain ·vt to give hospitable reception and maintenance to; to receive at one's board, or into one's house; to receive as a guest.
6. entertain ·vt 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.
7. entertain ·vt to keep, hold, or maintain in the mind with favor; to keep in the mind; to harbor; to cherish; as, to entertain sentiments.
8. entertain ·vt 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.
9. entertain ·vt to be at the charges of; to take or keep in one's service; to maintain; to support; to harbor; to keep.