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Guyper Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

To entertain a doubt

"He can't even entertain a doubt"

Hi, I'm not sure what it means by doubt because there's not a particular meaning that refers to a person. Is it an idiom?

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To entertain doubts is an idiom meaning be unsure about something . This sentence might mean He is unable to believe he might be wrong about something , or it might be a joking way of saying that he is very boring. Unless the context suggested the first, I would guess the second.

— Blue Jay

  • To entertain doubts is an idiom meaning be unsure about something .
  • This sentence might mean He is unable to believe he might be wrong about something , or it might be a joking way of saying that he is very boring.
  • Unless the context suggested the first, I would guess the second.
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To entertain doubts is an idiom meaning be unsure about something.
This sentence might mean He is unable to believe he might be wrong about something, or it might be a joking way of saying that he is very boring. Unless the context suggested the first, I would guess the second.
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GuyperHe can't even entertain a doubt
It is an idiom.
"entertain" has the unusual meaning of "consider" here, not "amuse". He isn't trying to amuse a doubt.
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