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Ansuz07 t1_je73qf6 wrote

Depends on the context.

It could mean amusing them - like how you have to play with a child to keep them entertained rather than just talk to them or hang out.

It could also mean having someone in your home, though that is more archaic usage. Entertaining used to mean hosting dinner parties and the like.

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d4rkh0rs t1_je7420j wrote

In the more archaic usage I've heard it used for listening to the thoughts of someone you normally wouldn't because they are beneath your station or the enemy or......

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Ansuz07 t1_je748ut wrote

Ah yes, to "entertain an idea".

Good add.

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