amuse

a·muse  (-myz)

tr.v. a·mused, a·mus·ing, a·mus·es

1. To occupy in an agreeable, pleasing, or entertaining fashion.

2. To cause to laugh or smile by giving pleasure: I was not amused by his jokes.

3. Archaic To delude or deceive.

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[Middle English, from Old French amuser, to stupefy : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + muser, to stare stupidly; see muse.]

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a·musa·ble adj.

a·muser n.

Synonyms: amuse, entertain, divert, regale
These verbs refer to actions that provide pleasure, especially as a means of passing time. Amuse, the least specific, implies directing attention away from serious matters: I amused myself with a game of solitaire.
Entertain suggests acts undertaken to furnish amusement: "They [timetables and catalogs] are much more entertaining than half the novels that are written" W. Somerset Maugham.
Divert implies distraction from worrisome thought or care: "I had neither Friends or Books to divert me" Richard Steele.
To regale is to entertain with something enormously enjoyable: "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

Verb

[amusing, amused]

1. to cause to laugh or smile

2. to entertain or keep interested [Old French amuser to cause to be idle]

amusing adj
amusingly adv

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 << OPPOSITE bore

verb 2. occupy, interest, involve, engage, entertain, absorb, divert, engross

Translations

amuse [əˈmjuːz] vt → divertir (= distract); distraer, entretener;

to amuse o.s. with sth/by doing sth → distraerse con algo/haciendo algo;

he was amused at the joke → le divirtió el chiste

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amuse [əˈmjuːz] vt → amuser;

to amuse o.s. with sth/by doing sth → se divertir avec qch/à faire qch;

to be amused at → être amusé par;

he was not amused → il n'a pas apprécié

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amuse [əˈmjuːz] vt (entertain) → unterhalten;

(make smile) → amüsieren, belustigen;

to amuse o.s. with sth/by doing sth → sich die Zeit mit etw vertreiben/damit vertreiben, etw zu tun;

to be amused at → sich amüsieren über +acc;

he was not amused → er fand das gar nicht komisch or zum Lachen

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amuse [əˈmjuːz] vt → divertire;

to amuse o.s. with sth/by doing sth → divertirsi con qc/a fare qc;

to be amused at → essere divertito da;

he was not amused → non l'ha trovato divertente