entertained

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  entertain 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  entertain 
 
  Sense  1 
  entertain 
  =>  host 
  =>  amuse,  divert,  disport 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  entertain 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  entertain 
 
  Sense  1 
  entertain 
  =>  host 
  =>  feast,  banquet,  junket 
  =>  wine  and  dine 
  =>  emcee,  compere 
  =>  amuse,  divert,  disport 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  entertain 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  entertain 
 
  3  senses  of  entertain 
 
  Sense  1 
  entertain 
  =>  socialize 
 
  Sense  2 
  entertain,  think  of  toy  with  flirt  with  think  about 
  =>  contemplate 
 
  Sense  3 
  harbor,  harbour,  hold  entertain,  nurse 
  =>  feel  experience 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  entertain 
 
  entertain  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  entertain 
 
  Sense  1 
  entertain 
  =>  socialize 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  entertain,  think  of  toy  with  flirt  with  think  about 
  =>  contemplate 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  harbor,  harbour,  hold  entertain,  nurse 
  =>  feel  experience 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  entertain 
 
  The  verb  entertain  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (24)  entertain  --  (provide  entertainment  for) 
  2.  (1)  entertain,  think  of  toy  with  flirt  with  think  about  --  (take  into  consideration,  have  in  view;  "He  entertained  the  notion  of  moving  to  South  America") 
  3.  harbor,  harbour,  hold  entertain,  nurse  --  (maintain;  as  of  a  theory,  thoughts,  or  feelings;  "bear  a  grudge";  "hold  a  grudge") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  entertained 
 
  The  adj  entertained  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  amused,  diverted,  entertained  --  (pleasantly  occupied;  "We  are  not  amused"  -Queen  Victoria) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  entertained 
 
  1  sense  of  entertained 
 
  Sense  1 
  amused,  diverted,  entertained 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  pleased)  ->  displeased 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  entertained 
 
  1  sense  of  entertained 
 
  Sense  1 
  amused,  diverted,  entertained 
  =>  pleased  (vs.  displeased) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  entertained 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  entertained 
 
  entertained  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  entertained 
  entertained 
 
  Overview  of  verb  entertain 
 
  The  verb  entertain  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (24)  entertain  --  (provide  entertainment  for) 
  2.  (1)  entertain,  think  of  toy  with  flirt  with  think  about  --  (take  into  consideration,  have  in  view;  "He  entertained  the  notion  of  moving  to  South  America") 
  3.  harbor,  harbour,  hold  entertain,  nurse  --  (maintain;  as  of  a  theory,  thoughts,  or  feelings;  "bear  a  grudge";  "hold  a  grudge") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  entertained 
 
  The  adj  entertained  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  amused,  diverted,  entertained  --  (pleasantly  occupied;  "We  are  not  amused"  -Queen  Victoria) 

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