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

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amuse

v amuse [əˈmjuːz]

1 to make (someone) laugh I was amused at the monkey's antics. dink is snaaks يُضْحِك забалявам bavit se, rozveselit se more; underholde amüsieren διασκεδάζω divertir lõbustama خنداندن huvittaa amuser לְשַעֲשֵע, לְהַצְחִיק मनोरंजन करना zabavljati szórakoztat membuat orang tertawa skemmta divertirsi 笑わせる 재미나게 하다 prajuokinti uzjautrināt tertarik amuseren more, underholde rozśmieszać, rozbawiaćć divertir a amuza забавлять rozveseliť zabavati uveseljavati roa ทำให้หัวเราะ güldürmek, neşelendirmek 逗...樂 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 bavit se more sig; underholde sig unterhalten ψυχαγωγώ divertirse meelt lahutama سرگرم کردن huvitella (s')amuser לְשַׁעֲשֵע मजे लेना zabavljati se szórakozik menyenangkan skemmta sér divertirsi 楽しませる (여가를) 즐겁게 지내게 하다 padaryti pramogą, pralinksminti uzjautrināties; kavēt laiku menghiburkan vermaken more/underholde seg zabawiać entreter-se a (se) distra развлекать baviť sa zabavati (se) zabavljati se roa sig med ทำให้สนุกสนาน oyalamak, eğlendirmek 提供娱乐 розважати دل خوش کرنا، جی بہلانا tiêu khiển 以...自误

n aˈmusement

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

2 an entertainment or interest surfing and other holiday amusements. vermaak تَسْلِيَه развелечние zábava fornøjelse; fritidsaktivitet der Zeitvertreib ψυχαγωγία distracción, entretenimiento meelelahutus تفریح huvitus distraction שַׁעֲשוּע मनोरंजन zabava szórakozás kesenangan skemmtun svago 娯楽 오락 pramoga izprieca; laika kavēklis tarikan vermaak moro, (fritids)aktivitet rozrywka divertimento distracţie развлечение zábava razvedrilo zabava nöje, förströelse กิจกรรมที่ให้ความบันเทิง eğlenme, eğlence 娛樂 розвага, забава تفریح trò tiêu khiển 娱乐

adj aˈmusing

rather funny or humorous an amusing story. vermaaklik مُضْحِك، مُسَلِّ забавен zábavný morsom amüsant διασκεδαστικός divertido lõbus بامزه؛ خنده دار hupaisa amusant מְשַעֲשֵע, מְבַדֶר विनोदी /मनोरंजक zabavan mulattató menggelikan, lucu skemmtilegur divertente 面白い 우스운, 재미있는 juokingas uzjautrinošs menghiburkan vermakelijk morsom zabawny divertido amuzant забавный zábavný zabaven zabavan rolig, underhållande น่าขบขัน eğlendirici, hoş 逗人笑的 смішний, кумедний دلچسپ vui 逗人笑的

adv aˈmusingly

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