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 [ɪnˈdʒɔɪ]
vb (tr)
1. to receive pleasure from; take joy in
2. to have the benefit of; use with satisfaction
3. to have as a condition; experience the land enjoyed a summer of rain
4. Archaic to have sexual intercourse with
enjoy oneself to have a good time
[from Old French enjoir, from en-1 + joir to find pleasure in, from Latin gaudēre to rejoice]
enjoyable adj
enjoyableness n
enjoyably adv
enjoyer 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, Njoy (S.M.S.) He enjoys playing cricket.
take pleasure in or from hate, dislike, loathe, despise, detest, abhor, have no taste or stomach for
take pleasure in or from hate, dislike, loathe, despise, detest, abhor, have no taste or stomach for
2. have, use, own, experience, possess, have the benefit of, reap the benefits of, have the use of, be blessed or favoured with, Njoy (S.M.S.) The average German will enjoy 40 days' paid holiday this year.
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 He's too busy enjoying himself to get much work done.
Proverbs
"Make hay while the sun shines"
"Make hay while the sun shines"
Translations
enjoy [ɪnˈdʒɔɪ] VT
1. (= take pleasure in) [+ meal, wine, occasion] → disfrutar de, disfrutar
to enjoy sth/doing sth: I enjoy reading → me gusta leer
did you enjoy the game? → ¿te gustó el partido?
I hope you enjoy your holiday → que lo pases muy bien en las vacaciones
to enjoy life → disfrutar de la vida
enjoy your meal! → ¡que aproveche!
to enjoy o.s → pasarlo bien, divertirse
we really enjoyed ourselves → lo pasamos en grande, nos divertimos mucho
he enjoyed himself in London/on holiday → (se)lo pasó bien en Londres/las vacaciones
enjoy yourself! → ¡que lo pases bien!, ¡que te diviertas!
to enjoy sth/doing sth: I enjoy reading → me gusta leer
did you enjoy the game? → ¿te gustó el partido?
I hope you enjoy your holiday → que lo pases muy bien en las vacaciones
to enjoy life → disfrutar de la vida
enjoy your meal! → ¡que aproveche!
to enjoy o.s → pasarlo bien, divertirse
we really enjoyed ourselves → lo pasamos en grande, nos divertimos mucho
he enjoyed himself in London/on holiday → (se)lo pasó bien en Londres/las vacaciones
enjoy yourself! → ¡que lo pases bien!, ¡que te diviertas!
enjoy [ɪnˈdʒɔɪ] vt
(= get pleasure from) [+ experience, event, party] → aimer; [+ activity, hobby, reading, sewing] → aimer; [+ task, one's job] → aimer; [+ day, evening] → apprécier; [+ play, film, book] → aimer; [+ food, meal] → apprécier; [+ sb's company] → aimer
Did you enjoy the film? → Est-ce que vous avez aimé le film?
to enjoy life → aimer la vie
enjoy your meal! → bon appétit!
to enjoy doing sth (= have a fondness for) → aimer faire qch (= take pleasure in) → prendre plaisir à faire qch
to enjoy o.s. → s'amuser
I really enjoyed myself → Je me suis vraiment bien amusé.
Did you enjoy yourselves at the party? → Est-ce vous vous êtes bien amusés à la fête?
Did you enjoy the film? → Est-ce que vous avez aimé le film?
to enjoy life → aimer la vie
enjoy your meal! → bon appétit!
to enjoy doing sth (= have a fondness for) → aimer faire qch (= take pleasure in) → prendre plaisir à faire qch
to enjoy o.s. → s'amuser
I really enjoyed myself → Je me suis vraiment bien amusé.
Did you enjoy yourselves at the party? → Est-ce vous vous êtes bien amusés à la fête?
enjoy
vt
(= take pleasure in) → genießen; he enjoys swimming/reading → er schwimmt/liest gern, Lesen/Schwimmen macht ihm Spaß; he enjoys being rude to people → es macht ihm Spaß or ihm macht es Spaß, zu Leuten unhöflich zu sein; he enjoyed writing the book → es hat ihm Freude gemacht, das Buch zu schreiben; I’ve enjoyed talking to you → es war mir eine Freude, mich mit Ihnen zu unterhalten, es war nett, sich mit Ihnen zu unterhalten; I enjoyed the book/concert → das Buch/Konzert hat mir gefallen; he enjoyed the meal → das Essen hat ihm gut geschmeckt; I enjoy your company/the company of women → ich bin gerne mit Ihnen/mit Frauen zusammen; I didn’t enjoy it at all → es hat mir überhaupt keinen Spaß gemacht; the author didn’t mean his book to be enjoyed → dem Verfasser ging es nicht darum, dass man an seinem Buch Spaß or Vergnügen haben sollte; to enjoy life → das Leben genießen; I enjoyed a very pleasant weekend in the country → ich habe ein sehr angenehmes Wochenende auf dem Land verbracht; did you enjoy your meal? → hat Ihnen das Essen gefallen?; I really enjoyed my meal → ich habe das Essen richtig genossen
enjoy [ɪnˈdʒɔɪ] vt
enjoy [ɪnˈdʒɔɪ] vt
a. (take delight in) did you enjoy the film/wine/book? → ti è piaciuto il film/vino/libro?
I enjoy reading → mi piace leggere
he enjoys (going for) long walks → gli piace fare lunghe passeggiate
to enjoy life → godersi la vita
to enjoy o.s → divertirsi
enjoy yourself! → divertiti!
I enjoy reading → mi piace leggere
he enjoys (going for) long walks → gli piace fare lunghe passeggiate
to enjoy life → godersi la vita
to enjoy o.s → divertirsi
enjoy yourself! → divertiti!
b. (have, success, fortune) → avere; (have benefit of, health, respect) → godere (di); (income, advantage) → fruire di
enjoy [ɪnˈdʒɔɪ] vt
a. (take delight in) did you enjoy the film/wine/book? → ti è piaciuto il film/vino/libro?
I enjoy reading → mi piace leggere
he enjoys (going for) long walks → gli piace fare lunghe passeggiate
to enjoy life → godersi la vita
to enjoy o.s → divertirsi
enjoy yourself! → divertiti!
I enjoy reading → mi piace leggere
he enjoys (going for) long walks → gli piace fare lunghe passeggiate
to enjoy life → godersi la vita
to enjoy o.s → divertirsi
enjoy yourself! → divertiti!
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 aimer לֵהֶנוֹת, @@@לְהֵינוֹת$$$ रस लेना uživati élvez menikmati njóta gradire molto, trarre diletto da 楽しむ 즐기다 džiaugtis, patirti malonumą gūt prieku; baudīt menikmati genieten van nyte, like; more seg (over) cieszyć się, czerpać zadowolenie z gostar a(‑i) plăcea наслаждаться mať pôžitok (z) uživati uživati njuta av, tycka om เพลิดเพลินกับ hoşlanmak, zevk almak 享受 мати задоволення لطف اندوز ہونا thích thú 享受
2 to experience; to be in the habit of having (especially a benefit) he enjoyed good health all his life. ondervind يَنْعَمُ بِ изпитвам těšit se (z) nyde; nyde godt af sich erfreuen έχω disfrutar (de), gozar (de) olema برخوردار بودن kokea jouir (de) לֵהֶנוֹת, @@@לְהֵינוֹת$$$ अनुभव करना biti izvrsna zdravlja bír mengalami búa við, eiga að fagna, njóta godere di 持っている 향유하다 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 nautinnollinen agréable מְהָנֵה आनन्दायक zabavan élvezetes menyenangkan ánægjulegur piacevole 楽しい 즐거운 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 nautinto plaisir הֲנָאָה सुख, मजा, भोग užitak élvezet kesenangan nautn, ánægja piacere, diletto 楽しみ 즐거움 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 nauttia olostaan (s')amuser לֵהֶנוֹת, @@@לְהֵינוֹת$$$ मजे लेना uživati, zabaviti se jól érzi magát bersenang-senang njóta sína, vera glaður divertirsi 楽しむ 즐기다 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 .
enjoy → يَستمتِع ب těšit (se) z čeho nyde genießen απολαμβάνω disfrutar nauttia apprécier uživati divertirsi 楽しむ 즐기다 genieten nyte ucieszyć się curtir, desfrutar получать удовольствие (от чего-либо) ha roligt สนุกสนาน hoşlanmak vui thích 享受
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