ENTERTAIN AN IDEA

Meaning of ENTERTAIN AN IDEA in English

be of the opinion, contemplate the possibility, consider a notion

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

AN — [an] 1. interr part -; an ille habe le libro? has he the book?; 2. conj whether -an suffixo adjective …
Interlingua English vocab
ENTERTAIN — I. |entə(r)|tān verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English entertinen, from Middle French entretenir, from entre- inter- + tenir to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AN — I. _ən, after some consonants often ə n, esp emphatic or hesitating or after a pause (|)an; see usage note …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
ENTERTAIN — (v. t.) To keep, hold, or maintain in the mind with favor; to keep in the mind; to harbor; to …
Английский словарь Webster
ENTERTAIN — (v. t.) To give reception to; to receive, in general; to receive and take into consideration; to admit, treat, or …
Английский словарь Webster
ENTERTAIN — (v. t.) To engage the attention of agreeably; to amuse with that which makes the time pass pleasantly; to divert; …
Английский словарь Webster
AN — () This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of …
Английский словарь Webster
ENTERTAIN — ( v. t. ) To keep, hold, or maintain in the mind with favor; to keep in the mind; to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ENTERTAIN — ( v. t. ) To give reception to; to receive, in general; to receive and take into consideration; to admit, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ENTERTAIN — ( v. t. ) To engage the attention of agreeably; to amuse with that which makes the time pass pleasantly; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AN — This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
IDEA — — idealess , adj. /uy dee"euh, uy deeeu"/ , n. 1. any conception existing in the mind as a result …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ENTERTAIN — /en'teuhr tayn"/ , v.t. 1. to hold the attention of pleasantly or agreeably; divert; amuse. 2. to have as a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AN — an 1 /euhn/ ; when stressed /an/ , indefinite article. the form of a before an initial vowel sound ( …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AN — I. ən, (ˈ)an indefinite article Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ān one — more at one Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
IDEA — ˈī-(ˌ)dē-ə or ˈī-dē noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from Greek, from idein to see — more at wit Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ENTERTAIN — verb Etymology: Middle English entertinen, from Middle French entretenir, from entre- inter- + tenir to hold — more at tenable …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
IDEA — noun a plan or purpose of action; intention; design. 2. idea ·noun a general notion, or a conception formed by …
Webster English vocab
ENTERTAIN — noun entertainment. 2. entertain ·vt to meet or encounter, as an enemy. 3. entertain ·vt to lead on; to bring …
Webster English vocab
AN — conj if; a word used by old english authors. 2. an ·- this word is properly an adjective, but …
Webster English vocab
IDEA — [idea] n [ME, fr. L, fr. Gk, fr. idein to see--more at wit] (14c) 1 a: a transcendent entity that …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
ENTERTAIN — entertain BrE AmE ˌent ə ˈteɪn AmE ˌen t̬ ə r- ▷ entertain|ed d ▷ entertain|er/s ə/z AmE ə r/z …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
IDEA — / aɪˈdɪə; NAmE -ˈdiːə/ noun PLAN / THOUGHT 1. [ C ] idea (for sth) | idea (of sth) | …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ENTERTAIN — / ˌentəˈteɪn; NAmE -tərˈt-/ verb 1. to invite people to eat or drink with you as your guests, especially in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
IDEA — i ‧ dea S1 W1 /aɪˈdɪə/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: Greek , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ENTERTAIN — en ‧ ter ‧ tain /ˌentəˈteɪn $ -tər-/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ entertainer , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AN — I. a S1 W1 /ə; strong eɪ/ BrE AmE ( also an ) indefinite article , determiner 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
IDEA — n. 1 a conception or plan formed by mental effort (have you any ideas?; had the idea of writing a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ENTERTAIN — v.tr. 1 amuse; occupy agreeably. 2 a receive or treat as a guest. b (absol.) receive guests (they entertain a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
IDEA — n. 1 a conception or plan formed by mental effort (have you any ideas?; had the idea of writing a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ENTERTAIN — v.tr. 1 amuse; occupy agreeably. 2 a receive or treat as a guest. b (absol.) receive guests (they entertain a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
IDEA — n.1 a conception or plan formed by mental effort (have you any ideas?; had the idea of writing a book). …
Oxford English vocab
ENTERTAIN — v.tr. 1. amuse; occupy agreeably. 2 a receive or treat as a guest. b (absol.) receive guests (they entertain a …
Oxford English vocab
IDEA — ( ideas) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. An idea is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ENTERTAIN — ( entertains, entertaining, entertained) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
IDEA — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a central idea ▪ This was a central idea in Marxist theory. a clear picture/idea …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IDEA — (PURPOSE) [noun] [U] - a purpose or reason for doing somethingThe idea of this game is to get rid of …
Cambridge English vocab
ENTERTAIN — (AMUSE) [verb] - to keep (esp. a group of people) interested or amusedWe hired a magician to entertain the children …
Cambridge English vocab
IDEA — Synonyms and related words : abstract thought, act of thought, admonition, advice, advising, advocacy, affective meaning, aim, ambition, animus, apprehension, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
IDEA — noun 1 plan/suggestion ADJECTIVE ▪ bright , brilliant , clever , excellent , good , great , marvellous/marvelous , nice …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
ENTERTAIN — verb 1 invite sb to eat/drink with you ADVERB ▪ lavishly ▪ The Bradfords always ~ed lavishly at Christmas. PREPOSITION …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
IDEA — See ↑ IDEA 1,3, ↑ PURPOSE 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be a good idea • ↑ bright idea • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
IDEA — INDEX: 1. something that you think of 2. a good idea 3. an idea or set of ideas that explains …
Longman Activator English vocab
IDEA — n. 25B6; noun the idea of death scares her : CONCEPT, notion, conception, thought; image, visualization; hypothesis, postulation. our idea …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ENTERTAIN — v. 25B6; verb he wrote stories to entertain them : AMUSE, divert, delight, please, charm, cheer, interest; engage, occupy, absorb, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
IDEA — n. 1 concept, conception, construct, thought, notion, plan, design, scheme, suggestion, recommendation Is that your idea of a good singing …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
ENTERTAIN — v. 1 amuse, divert; delight, please; occupy While we waited the boy entertained us with his juggling 2 receive, accommodate, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
IDEA — noun BAD : I had the brilliant idea to invite Sonia to my party. GOOD : I had the brilliant …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
AN — indefinite article BAD : I had never visited an hospital before. GOOD : I had never visited a hospital before. …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
IDEA — сущ. 1) идея; мысль; план, намерение; мысленный образ, фантазия to get, hit upon an idea ≈ прийти к мысли to …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ENTERTAIN — принимать гостей; оказывать гостеприимство; устраивать приемы (гостей) - we seldom * у нас редко бывают гости - they * a …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
IDEA — idea.ogg aıʹdıə n 1. идея, мысль basic /essential, fundamental/ idea - основная /главная/ мысль /идея/ what a funny idea! - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ENTERTAIN — entertain.ogg ͵entəʹteın v 1. 1> принимать гостей; оказывать гостеприимство; устраивать приёмы ( гостей ) we seldom entertain - у нас …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
IDEA — idea сущ.1) идея; мысль; план, намерение; мысленный образ, фантазия to get, hit upon an idea — прийти к мысли to …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
IDEA — n 1. идея, мысль basic /essential, fundamental/ idea - основная /главная/ мысль /идея/ what a funny idea! - что за …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ENTERTAIN — v 1. 1> принимать гостей; оказывать гостеприимство; устраивать приёмы ( гостей ) we seldom entertain - у нас редко бывают …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь

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