Слово "entertain". Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

This was the room used for meetings, entertaining dignitaries, and, apparently, for scaring the hell out of first-time passengers.

He came out of his seclusion, renewed relations with his friends, became once more their familiar guest and entertainer; and whilst he had always been known for charities, he was now no less distinguished for religion.

We must entertain Nile.”

"If his Eminence entertains any suspicion against one of my Musketeers," said Treville, "the justice of Monsieur the Cardinal is so well known that I demand an inquiry."

“Your experience has been a most entertaining one,” remarked Holmes as his client paused and refreshed his memory with a huge pinch of snuff. “Pray continue your very interesting statement.”

We were then at a full stand; for whatever shrewd suspicions we might entertain, we had no shadow of probation.

The cub entertained a great respect for his mother.

"I shall not say you are mistaken," he replied, "because you could not really believe me to entertain any design of alarming you; and I have had the pleasure of your acquaintance long enough to know that you find great enjoyment in occasionally professing opinions which in fact are not your own."

To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love; and very lively hopes of Mr. Bingley's heart were entertained.

"This is more entertaining than the visit to the king," the little prince said to himself.

“Frankly, director, I’m shocked that you would even entertain these lunatic ravings.”

He'd never suspected that he could entertain such sudden doubt and disloyalty concerning Mary.