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. Phrasal Verb: To have a pleasurable or satisfactory time. 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 gaud  re; see g u- in Indo-European roots).]en·joy a·ble adj.en·joy a·bly adv.en·joy er 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
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" 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" 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" | |
| 5. | enjoy - take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter" 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
Translations
enjoy [ɪnˈdʒɔɪ] vt (= have) [+ health, fortune] → disfrutar de, gozar de [+ food]; comer con gusto;
I enjoy doing... → me gusta hacer...;
to enjoy o.s. → divertirse, pasarlo bien
enjoy [ɪnˈdʒɔɪ] vt → aimer, prendre plaisir à (= have benefit of) [+ health, fortune] → jouir de: [+ success]; connaître;
to enjoy o.s. → s'amuser
enjoy [ɪnˈdʒɔɪ] vt → godere (= have) [+ success, fortune] → avere (= have benefit of) [+ health] → godere (di);
I enjoy dancing → mi piace ballare;
to enjoy o.s → godersela, divertirsi
v enjoy [inˈdʒoi]
1 to find pleasure in He enjoyed the meal. geniet يَسْتَمْتِع بِ наслаждавам се mít požitek (z), užít si nyde genießen απολαμβάνω, χαίρομαι apreciar, disfrutar nautima لذت بردن nauttia jostakin aimer לֵהֶנוֹת, @@@לְהֵינוֹת$$$ रस लेना uživati élvez menikmati njóta gradire molto, trarre diletto da 楽しむ 즐기다 džiaugtis, patirti malonumą gūt prieku; baudīt menikmati genieten van nyte, like; more seg (over) cieszyć się, czerpać zadowolenie z gostar a(‑i) plăcea наслаждаться mať pôžitok (z) uživati uživati njuta av, tycka om เพลิดเพลินกับ hoşlanmak, zevk almak 享受 мати задоволення لطف اندوز ہونا thích thú 享受
2 to experience; to be in the habit of having (especially a benefit) he enjoyed good health all his life. ondervind يَنْعَمُ بِ изпитвам těšit se (z) nyde; nyde godt af sich erfreuen έχω disfrutar (de), gozar (de) olema برخوردار بودن olla, saada nauttia jostakin jouir (de) לֵהֶנוֹת, @@@לְהֵינוֹת$$$ अनुभव करना biti izvrsna zdravlja bír mengalami búa við, eiga að fagna, njóta godere di 持っている 경험하다, 누리다 turėti, naudotis būt veselam gembira genieten nyte, glede seg over cieszyć się gozar a se bucura de обладать tešiť sa uživati, biti (zdrav) imati åtnjuta, ha มีนิสัย keyfini sürmek, mutluluğunu duymak 經歷 мати کسی حالت یا کیفیت سے گزرنا có được 经历
adj enˈjoyable
an enjoyable book; That was most enjoyable. aangenaam, genotvol مُمْتِع приятен příjemný morsom erfreulich απολαυστικός agradable nauditav دلپذیر nautittava agréable מְהָנֵה आनन्दायक zabavan élvezetes menyenangkan ánægjulegur piacevole 楽しい 유쾌한 malonus, teikiantis malonumą patīkams; iepriecinošs menyeronokkan plezierig morsom, hyggelig przyjemny agradável agreabil приятный príjemný prijeten prijatan njutbar, trevlig, underhållande เพลิดเพลิน hoş, zevkli 愉快的 втішний, приємний پر لطف thú vị 愉快的
n enˈjoyment
the enjoyment of life. genot, vermaak مُتْعَه، تَمَتُّع удоволствие radost glæde; fornøjelse der Genuß απόλαυση placer, goce nauding لذت؛ برخورداری nauttiminen, nautinto plaisir הֲנָאָה सुख, मजा, भोग užitak élvezet kesenangan nautn, ánægja piacere, diletto 楽しみ 기쁨, 즐김 malonumas, naudojimasis prieks; bauda keseronokan plezier nytelse, glede, fornøyelse radość gozo plăcere наслаждение radosť uživanje užitak njutning, nöje, glädje[] ความเพลิดเพลิน zevk (alma), hoşlanma 歡樂 втіха, задоволення لطف sự tận hưởng 欢乐
enjoy oneself
to experience pleasure or happiness She enjoyed herself at the party. plesier hê; van iets geniet يَقْضي وَقْتا مُمْتِعا забавлявам се bavit se more sig sich amüsieren διασκεδάζω divertirse lõbusalt aega veetma خوش گذراندن pitää hauskaa (s')amuser לֵהֶנוֹת, @@@לְהֵינוֹת$$$ मजे लेना uživati, zabaviti se jól érzi magát bersenang-senang njóta sína, vera glaður divertirsi 楽しむ 즐겁게 지내다 gerai praleisti laiką, linksmintis priecāties; izklaidēties seronok zich vermaen more seg, ha det hyggelig dobrze się bawić divertir-se a se distra хорошо проводить время cítiť sa dobre zabavati se uživati roa sig, ha roligt (trevligt) เพลิดเพลิน eğlenmek, zevk almak 過得快活 отримувати задоволення لطف محسوس کرنا vui thích 过得快活
enjoy must be followed by an object: He enjoys reading / We enjoyed ourselves .
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