entertain, v.
(entertained, entertaining, entertains)
freq. cnt. 25
(entertained, entertaining, entertains)
freq. cnt. 25
provide entertainment for
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 24 freq. cnt.: 24
entertain
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySam cannot %s Sue
The performance is likely to %s Sue
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
take into consideration, have in view
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 37 freq. cnt.: 26 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
entertain flirt with think about think of toy with
sample sentences
"He entertained the notion of moving to South America"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s VERB-ing
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s VERB-ing
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s VERB-ing
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s VERB-ing
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s VERB-ing
semantic pointers
hypernym
maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 22 freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1
entertain harbor harbour hold nurse
sample sentences
"bear a grudge""entertain interesting notions"
"harbor a resentment"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
semantic pointers
hypernym