entertain

Verb

• maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
  • bear a grudge
    
  • entertain interesting notions
    
  • harbor a resentment
    

• take into consideration, have in view
  • He entertained the notion of moving to South America
    

• provide entertainment for

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  harbor , harbour , hold , nurse , think of , toy with , flirt with , think about