| entertain | | |
| v. (social) | 1. entertain | provide entertainment for. |
| ~ host | be the host of or for.; "We hosted 4 couples last night" |
| ~ socialise, socialize | take part in social activities; interact with others.; "He never socializes with his colleagues"; "The old man hates to socialize" |
| ~ amuse, disport, divert | occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion.; "The play amused the ladies" |
| v. (cognition) | 2. entertain, flirt with, think about, think of, toy with | take into consideration, have in view.; "He entertained the notion of moving to South America" |
| ~ contemplate | consider as a possibility.; "I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job" |
| v. (emotion) | 3. entertain, harbor, harbour, hold, nurse | maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings).; "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment" |
| ~ feel, experience | undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind.; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret" |
| greet | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. greet, recognise, recognize | express greetings upon meeting someone. |
| ~ shake hands | take someone's hands and shake them as a gesture of greeting or congratulation. |
| ~ curtsy, bob | make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect.; "She curtsied when she shook the Queen's hand" |
| ~ salute | greet in a friendly way.; "I meet this men every day on my way to work and he salutes me" |
| ~ salute, present | recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position.; "When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute" |
| ~ salute | honor with a military ceremony, as when honoring dead soldiers. |
| ~ herald, hail | greet enthusiastically or joyfully. |
| ~ welcome, receive | bid welcome to; greet upon arrival. |
| ~ say farewell | say good-bye or bid farewell. |
| ~ bid, wish | invoke upon.; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell" |
| ~ accost, come up to, address | speak to someone. |
| v. (communication) | 2. greet | send greetings to. |
| ~ communicate, intercommunicate | transmit thoughts or feelings.; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" |
| ~ compliment | express respect or esteem for. |
| v. (cognition) | 3. greet | react to in a certain way.; "The President was greeted with catcalls" |
| ~ react, respond | show a response or a reaction to something. |
| v. (perception) | 4. greet | be perceived by.; "Loud music greeted him when he entered the apartment" |
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