amuse

a·muse

 (ə-myo͞oz′)

tr.v. a·mused, a·mus·ing, a·mus·es

1. To hold the attention of or occupy in an agreeable fashion: amused myself with a puzzle.

2. To cause to laugh or smile by being funny: amused the crowd with jokes.

3. Archaic To delude or deceive.

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[From Middle French amuser, from Old French, to fill with vain hopes, deceive : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + muser, to stare stupidly; see muse.]

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a·mus′a·ble adj.

a·mus′er n.

Synonyms: amuse, entertain, divert, regale
These verbs refer to activities that provide pleasure or enjoyment. Amuse can suggest the idle pleasure derived from a pastime: I amused myself with a game of solitaire. It can also suggest the enjoyment of something humorous or laughable: The antics of the little dog amused the children. Entertain often implies a pleasure actively pursued by the imagination or through play: entertained herself with thoughts of what the weekend would bring; children entertaining themselves with games and puppets. It also refers to the enjoyment derived from artistic performance: has been entertaining audiences with his stories and music for many years. Divert implies distraction from worry, boredom, or low spirits: "I had neither Friends or Books to divert me" (Richard Steele).
To regale is to entertain with something that causes great mirth: "He loved to regale his friends with tales about the many memorable characters he had known as a newspaperman" (David Rosenzweig).

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amuse

(əˈmjuːz)

vb (tr)

1. to keep pleasantly occupied; entertain; divert

2. to cause to laugh or smile

[C15: from Old French amuser to cause to be idle, from muser to muse¹]

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a•muse

(əˈmyuz)

v.t. a•mused, a•mus•ing.

1. to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert: to keep guests amused at dinner.

2. to cause mirth, laughter, or the like, in: The comedian's jokes amused everyone.

3. Archaic. to keep in expectation by flattery, pretenses, etc.

4. Obs. to engross; absorb.

[1470–80; < Middle French amuser to divert; see a-⁵, muse]

a•mus′a•ble, adj.

a•mus′ed•ly, adv.

a•mus′er, n.

syn: amuse, divert, entertain mean to occupy the attention with something pleasant. That which amuses is usu. playful or humorous and pleases the fancy. divert implies turning the attention from serious thoughts or pursuits to something light, amusing, or lively. That which entertains usu. does so because of a plan or program that engages the attention by being pleasing and sometimes instructive.

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amuse

Past participle: amused
Gerund: amusing

Imperative

amuse

amuse

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	amuse - occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion; "The play amused the ladies" disport, divert entertain - provide entertainment for
	2.	amuse - make (somebody) laugh; "The clown amused the children" cheer up, jolly along, jolly up, cheer - cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful; "She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee" convulse - make someone convulse with laughter; "The comedian convulsed the crowd"

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amuse

verb

1. entertain, please, delight, charm, cheer, tickle, gratify, beguile, enliven, regale, gladden The thought seemed to amuse him.
entertain bore, tire, weary, jade, be tedious to, send someone to sleep, pall on

2. occupy, interest, involve, engage, entertain, absorb, divert, engross Put a selection of toys in his cot to amuse him if he wakes early.

Quotations
"We are not amused" [Queen Victoria]

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amuse

verb

To occupy in an agreeable or pleasing way:

divert, entertain, recreate, regale.

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Translations

يُسلّييُسَلِّييُضْحِك

bavit sepobavitrozveselit se

moremore sigunderholde

amüsierenbelustigenerheiternunterhaltenvergnügen

διασκεδάζωψυχαγωγώ

divertirentretenerdivertirse

huvittaaviihdyttää

amuserdistraire

zabaviti

skemmtaskemmta sér

divertiredivertirsiintratteneresvagaredistrarre

楽しませる

즐겁게 하다

juokingaijuokingaslinksmumaspadaryti pramogąprajuokinti

kavēt laikuuzjautrinātuzjautrināties

amuserenvermaken

moremore segunderholde

rozśmieszyć

divertir

веселитьзабавлятьзабавлятьсязавлекатьзавлечь

rozveseliť

zabavati

roa

ชวนขัน

eğlendirmekgüldürmekneşelendirmekoyalamak

làm buồn cười

以...自误使发笑消遣逗...乐

amuse

[əˈmjuːz] VT

1. (= cause mirth to) → divertir
the thought seemed to amuse him → la idea parecía divertirle
this amused everybody → divirtió or hizo reír a todos
we are not amused (hum) → no nos hace gracia
to be amused at or by → divertirse con
with an amused expression → con una mirada risueña

2. (= entertain) → distraer, entretener
to keep sb amused → entretener a algn
this should keep them amused for years → esto deberá ocupar su atención por muchos años
to amuse o.s → distraerse
run along and amuse yourselves → marchaos y a pasarlo bien

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amuse

[əˈmjuːz] vt

(= cause to laugh) → amuser
The idea obviously amused him → L'idée l'amusait manifestement beaucoup.

(= entertain, occupy) → distraire
We had to keep thinking of things to amuse her → Nous devions en permanence chercher de quoi de la distraire.
to amuse o.s. with sth → s'occuper avec qch
to amuse o.s. by doing sth → s'occuper en faisant qch

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amuse

vt

(= cause mirth) → amüsieren, belustigen; you amuse me, how can anyone …? → dass ich nicht lache or da muss ich ja (mal) lachen, wie kann man nur …?

(= entertain) → unterhalten; let the children do it if it amuses them → lass die Kinder doch, wenn es ihnen Spaß macht

vr the children can amuse themselves for a while → die Kinder können sich eine Zeit lang selbst beschäftigen; could you amuse yourself with the magazines in the meantime? → könntest du dir derweil ein bisschen die Zeitschriften ansehen or dich derweil mit den Zeitschriften beschäftigen?; to amuse oneself (by) doing something → etw zu seinem Vergnügen or aus Spaß tun; how do you amuse yourself now you’re retired? → wie vertreiben Sie sich (dat) → die Zeit, wo Sie jetzt im Ruhestand sind?; he amuses himself with crossword puzzles → er löst zum Zeitvertreib Kreuzworträtsel; he’s just amusing himself with her → er amüsiert sich nur mit ihr

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amuse

[əˈmjuːz] vt (cause mirth) → divertire, far ridere; (entertain) → (far) divertire
to be amused at → essere divertito/a da
he was not amused → non l'ha trovato divertente
to amuse o.s. with sth/by doing sth → divertirsi con qc/a fare qc
run along and amuse yourselves → andate a divertirvi

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amuse

(əˈmjuːz) verb

1. to make (someone) laugh. I was amused at the monkey's antics. dink is snaaks يُضْحِك забалявам divertir bavit se, rozveselit se amüsieren more; underholde διασκεδάζωdivertir lõbustama خنداندن huvittaa amuser לְשַעֲשֵע, לְהַצְחִיק मनोरंजन करना zabavljati szórakoztat membuat orang tertawa skemmta divertirsi 笑わせる 즐겁게 하다 prajuokinti uzjautrināt tertarik amuserenmore, underholde rozśmieszać, rozbawiaćć خندول divertir a amuza забавлять rozveseliť zabavati uveseljavati roa ทำให้หัวเราะ güldürmek, neşelendirmek 逗...開心 смішити لطف اندوز ہونا làm cho ai cười 逗...乐

2. to interest or give pleasure to (for a time). They amused themselves playing cards. besig hou يُسلّي развличам entreter-se bavit se unterhalten more sig; underholde sig ψυχαγωγώdivertirse meelt lahutama سرگرم کردن viihdyttää amuser לְשַׁעֲשֵע मजे लेना zabavljati se szórakozik menyenangkan skemmta sér divertirsi 楽しませる 기분 전환을 하다 padaryti pramogą, pralinksminti uzjautrināties; kavēt laiku menghiburkan vermaken more/underholde seg zabawiać سرګرم کول ، خوشحالول entreter-se a (se) distra развлекать baviť sa zabavati (se) zabavljati se roa sig med ทำให้สนุกสนาน oyalamak, eğlendirmek 消遣或娛樂 розважати دل خوش کرنا، جی بہلانا tiêu khiển 消遣，以...自误

aˈmusement noun

1. the state of being amused or of finding something funny. a smile of amusement. snaaksheid إضْحاك задоволство divertimento pobavení das Vergnügen glæde διασκέδαση diversión lõbusus سرگرمی huvittuneisuus amusementצחוק, בדור, בידור मनोरंजन zabava, razonoda élvezet rasa geli, rasa senang að vera skemmt divertimento 楽しみ, おかしさ 즐거움 linksmumas, smagumas uzjautrinājums terhibur pleziermoro, underholdning rozbawienie خوشحالی، سرګرمی divertimento amuzament удовольствие pobavenie veselje veselje munterhet, förnöjelse ความขบขัน hoşlanma, keyif 愉悅 радісне здивування لطف ، دلچسپی sự thích thú 快乐

2. an entertainment or interest. surfing and other holiday amusements. vermaak تَسْلِيَه развелечние divertimento zábava der Zeitvertreib fornøjelse; fritidsaktivitet ψυχαγωγίαdistracción, entretenimiento meelelahutus تفریح viihde distractionשעשוע मनोरंजन zabava szórakozás kesenangan skemmtun svago 娯楽 오락, 취미 pramoga izprieca; laika kavēklis tarikan vermaakmoro, aktivitetrozrywka ساعتیری divertimento distracţie развлечение zábava razvedrilo zabava nöje, förströelse กิจกรรมที่ให้ความบันเทิง eğlenme, eğlence 娛樂 розвага, забава تفریح trò tiêu khiển 娱乐

aˈmusing adjective

rather funny or humorous. an amusing story. vermaaklik مُضْحِك، مُسَلِّ забавен divertido zábavný amüsant morsom διασκεδαστικόςdivertido lõbus بامزه؛ خنده دار huvittava amusantמשעשע, מבדר विनोदी /मनोरंजक zabavan mulattató menggelikan, lucu skemmtilegur divertente 面白い 재미있는 juokingas uzjautrinošs menghiburkan vermakelijkmorsomzabawny خوندور، خندا لرونکی divertido amuzant забавный zábavný zabaven zabavan rolig, underhållande น่าขบขัน eğlendirici, hoş 令人發噱的，好笑的 смішний, кумедний دلچسپ vui 有趣的，逗人笑的

aˈmusingly adverb

vermakend بِصُورَة مُضْحِكَه أو مُسَلِّيَه забавно divertidamente zábavně amüsant morsomt διασκεδαστικάdivertidamente lõbusalt بطور سرگرم کننده huvittavasti d'une manière amusante בְצוּרָה מְשַעֲשַעֲת मनोरंजक रूप से zabavno szórakoztatóan secara menggelikan skemmtilega in modo divertente 楽しく 재미있게 juokingai uzjautrinoši menghiburkan vermakelijkmorsomt zabawnie په خوشحالیدونکی ډول divertidamente (în mod) amuzant забавно zábavne zabavno zabavno roligt, underhållande อย่างตลกขบขัน; อย่างสนุกสนาน eğlendirici/hoş bir şekilde 好笑地 смішно, кумедно دلچسپی سے vui vẻ 逗人笑地

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amuse

→ يُسَلِّي pobavit more amüsieren ψυχαγωγώ divertir huvittaa amuser zabaviti divertire 楽しませる 즐겁게 하다 vermaken more (seg) rozśmieszyć divertir веселить roa ชวนขัน eğlendirmek làm buồn cười 使发笑

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