entertain
verb (used with object)
to hold the attention of pleasantly or agreeably; divert; amuse.
am entertaining
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present progressiveof entertain (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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My parents think she is the only reason I am entertaining this.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 11, 2022
"Bah!" he muttered, "I am entertaining a procession of nightmares."
From The Truth About Tristrem Varick A Novel by Edgar Saltus
Do not, please, think that I am entertaining this idea without realising that I shall have to start in a very serious and economical spirit.
From Gilbert Keith Chesterton by Maisie Ward
Do you know that, having made so bold I've a mind to make bolder yet, and pretend I am entertaining you to-morrow.
From Hocken and Hunken by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
"Of course you are always welcome, Saduko," replied Umbezi uneasily, "although, as it happens, I am entertaining a great man."
From Child of Storm by Henry Rider Haggard
