entertain
Keep guests happy
Entertain covers a range of activities that share the idea of holding attention or holding in mind.
To entertain guests is to receive and accommodate them, keeping them engaged and comfortable.
To entertain an audience is to provide them with amusement or diversion: The comedian entertained the crowd for two hours.
More abstractly, to entertain an idea or proposal is to consider it, holding it in your mind without necessarily accepting it: I won't even entertain that suggestion.
Hold attention irresistibly
- amuseCause light enjoyment
- engageActively participate or connect
- delightIntense pleasure or satisfaction
- fascinateIntensely attract and hold
intrigue · enthral · absorb · immerse · interest · beguile · charm · enchant
Hospitable greeting offered
- guestsPeople received hospitably
- hostingReceiving guests socially
- receptionAct of receiving guests
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
party · soiree · banquet · dinner party · hospitality · invite · accommodate · receive
Make something apparent
- performanceCarrying out a task
- actDeed or performance
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
- spectacleVisually striking event
stage · comedy · magic · concert · theater · talent · variety · standup
Recreation or staged drama
- gamesOrganized competitive activities
- funAmusement or pleasure
- frolicLighthearted playful movement
- rompPlayful, spirited activity
recreation · amusement · pastime · jest · make-believe · pretend · sport · merriment
Think about carefully
- contemplateConsider something thoroughly
- ponderThink deeply about
- weighDetermine mass or ponder
- mull overConsider at length
think about · reflect on · deliberate · harbor · countenance · indulge · toy with · examine
captivate
Hold attention irresistibly
- amuseCause light enjoyment
- engageActively participate or connect
- delightIntense pleasure or satisfaction
fascinate · intrigue · enthral · absorb · immerse · interest · beguile · charm · enchant · divert
welcome
Hospitable greeting offered
gathering · party · soiree · banquet · dinner party · hospitality · invite · accommodate · receive · fete
show
Make something apparent
- performanceCarrying out a task
- actDeed or performance
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
spectacle · stage · comedy · magic · concert · theater · talent · variety · standup · skit
play
Recreation or staged drama
romp · recreation · amusement · pastime · jest · make-believe · pretend · sport · merriment · playfulness
consider
Think about carefully
- contemplateConsider something thoroughly
- ponderThink deeply about
- weighDetermine mass or ponder
mull over · think about · reflect on · deliberate · harbor · countenance · indulge · toy with · examine · explore
- performingperform, sing, play, act, dance
- teasingtease, teasing, rib, ribbing, josh
- digressionsdigression, tangent, aside, sidetrack, detour
- socializingmingle, mingles, mingling, party, parties
- deliberationdeliberation, consideration, ponder, contemplate, weighing
- encouragementencourage, encouraging, praises, hang in there, supports
- adult entertainmentSexually explicit media
- entertainment systemAudio-visual equipment grouping
- home entertainmentAudio-visual systems for residences
- entertainment centerFurniture for electronics display
- entertainment industryCommercial arts and media sector
- live entertainmentIn-person performances for audiences
entertainment, entertaining, entertainer, entertained, entertains, entertainers, unentertaining, entertainingly