Synonyms for entertain
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Bear — to take or keep in one's service; to maintain; to support; to harbour; to keep
hold, have, keep, bear, occupy, feed, maintain, support, harbor US, harbour UK, cherish, foster, receive, lodge, nurse, sustain, nurture, nourish
2. Consider
3. Amuse
amuse, gratify, please, delight, enliven, relax, beguile, regale, treat, divert, feast, exhilarate, disport dated
Other
Definitions
- v. 1
To take or keep in one's service; to maintain; to support; to harbour; to keep.
- v. 2
To amuse (someone); to engage the attention of agreeably.
to entertain friends with lively conversation
- v. 3
To have someone over at one's home, or some other venue, for a party or visit.
They enjoy entertaining a lot.
Related words
- Word family
- entertainer entertaining entertainment
Forms
- Past participle
- entertained
e.g. entertained → beared, occupied, maintained, supported…
Example sentences
- occupy Algeria's massive protests occupy every front page.
- amuse He asked for a picture magazine to amuse himself.
By length
- 4 letters
- have1, keep1, hold1, bear1, feed1
- 5 letters
- treat1, nurse1, relax2, lodge1, feast1, amuse2
- 6 letters
- please1, foster2, harbor2, occupy3, divert2, regale2
- 7 letters
- support2, receive2, harbour2, delight2, sustain2, cherish2, nurture2, nourish2, enliven3, gratify3, beguile2, disport
- 8 letters
- consider3, maintain2
- 10 letters
- exhilarate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (relax2 = 2 syllables).