enjoy

en·joy (

n-joi

)

v. en·joyed, en·joy·ing, en·joys

v.tr.

1. To receive pleasure or satisfaction from.

2. To have the use or benefit of: enjoys good health.

v.intr.

To have a pleasurable or satisfactory time.

Phrasal Verb:

enjoy oneself

To have a pleasurable or satisfactory time.

[Middle English enjoien, from Old French enjoir : en-, intensive pref.; see en-¹ + joir, to rejoice (from Latin gaudre; see gu- in Indo-European roots).]

en·joya·ble adj.

en·joya·bly adv.

en·joyer n.

enjoy

Verb

1. to receive pleasure from

2. to have or experience (something, esp. something good): many fat people enjoy excellent health

3. enjoy oneself to have a good time [Old French enjoir]

enjoyable adj
enjoyably adv
enjoyment n

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Verb	1.	enjoy - derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory" bask, relish, savor, savour feast one's eyes - look at with great enjoyment; "She feasted her eyes on the Tuscan landscape" devour - enjoy avidly; "She devoured his novels"
	2.	enjoy - have benefit from; "enjoy privileges" apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize - put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"
	3.	enjoy - get pleasure from; "I love cooking" love like - find enjoyable or agreeable; "I like jogging"; "She likes to read Russian novels" get off - enjoy in a sexual way; "He gets off on shoes"
	4.	enjoy - have for one's benefit; "The industry enjoyed a boom" experience, go through, see - go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam" suffer, endure - undergo or be subjected to; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom"
	5.	enjoy - take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter" revel, delight have a ball, have a good time - enjoy oneself greatly; "We had a ball at the party and didn't come home until 2 AM" wallow - delight greatly in; "wallow in your success!" live it up - enjoy oneself; "it's your birthday, so let's live it up!"

enjoy

verb 1. take pleasure in or from, like, love, appreciate, relish, delight in, revel in, be pleased with, be fond of, be keen on, rejoice in, be entertained by, find pleasure in, find satisfaction in, take joy in << OPPOSITE hate

verb 2. have, use, own, experience, possess, have the benefit of, reap the benefits of, have the use of, be blessed or favoured with

enjoy yourself have a good time, be happy, have fun, have a field day (informal) have a ball (informal) live life to the full, make merry, let your hair down

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