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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
entertain .
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Examples
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One must be antipodally comprehensive to entertain the idea; as it is, the idea entertains us.
The Soul of the Far East Percival Lowell 1885
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Harper-Smythe and Connor leave for Pax headquarters, while Dylan "entertains" Marg she is unaware that a counter agent, created by Connor, has been given to Hunt.
Archive 2009-10-01 Chuck Wells 2009
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Harper-Smythe and Connor leave for Pax headquarters, while Dylan "entertains" Marg she is unaware that a counter agent, created by Connor, has been given to Hunt.
From the Dust Bin: Planet Earth (TV) Chuck Wells 2009
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But Science Fiction also "entertains" in that it speaks to the human condition and the human heart and mind in unusual ways.
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Thus, in South Carolina, if a free negro "entertains" a runaway slave, it may be his own wife or child, he himself is turned into a slave.
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus American Anti-Slavery Society
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Thus, in South Carolina, if a free negro "entertains" a runaway slave, it may be his own wife or child, he himself is turned into a slave.
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 4 of 4 American Anti-Slavery Society
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She patronizes her friends, worsts her enemies, -- then, when she "entertains" ....
One Woman's Life Robert Herrick 1903
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Answer: How Awesome-O "entertains" himself while Mr. Sarah Grace and I are out at Tropic Thunder
Archive 2008-08-01 2008
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Answer: How Awesome-O "entertains" himself while Mr. Sarah Grace and I are out at Tropic Thunder
Awesome-O's Creek 2008
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'entertains' pervy men as a dominatrix, whilst finding time to satisfy most of her own sexual needs.
DVD Times 2009
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