enjoy

en·joy

 (ĕn-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.

Idiom:

enjoy oneself

To have a pleasurable or satisfactory time.

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

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en·joy′a·ble adj.

en·joy′a·bly adv.

en·joy′er n.

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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

5. enjoy oneself to have a good time

[C14: from Old French enjoir, from en-¹ + joir to find pleasure in, from Latin gaudēre to rejoice]

enˈjoyable adj

enˈjoyableness n

enˈjoyably adv

enˈjoyer n

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en•joy

(ɛnˈdʒɔɪ)

v.t.

1. to take pleasure in; experience with joy.

2. to have the benefit of; have and use with satisfaction: to enjoy a six-percent rise in sales.

v.i.

3. Informal. to enjoy oneself.

Idioms:

enjoy oneself, to experience pleasure; have a good time.

[1350–1400; Middle English: to make joyful < Old French enjoier to give joy to. See en-¹, joy]

en•joy′er, n.

en•joy′ing•ly, adv.

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enjoy

1. 'enjoy'

If you enjoy something, you get pleasure and satisfaction from it.

I enjoyed the holiday enormously.

2. used with a reflexive pronoun

If you experience pleasure and satisfaction on a particular occasion, you can say that you enjoyed yourself.

I've enjoyed myself very much.

People often say Enjoy yourself to someone who is going to a social occasion such as a party or a dance.

Enjoy yourself on Wednesday.

3. used with an -ing form

You can say that someone enjoys doing something or enjoys being something.

I used to enjoy going for long walks.

They enjoyed being in a large group.

Be Careful!
Don't say that someone 'enjoys to do' or 'enjoys to be' something.

4. used as an imperative

Enjoy is normally only a transitive or reflexive verb. Don't say 'I enjoyed'. However, you can say Enjoy!, meaning 'Enjoy yourself' or 'Enjoy your meal'.

Here's your pizza. Enjoy!

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enjoy

Past participle: enjoyed
Gerund: enjoying

Imperative

enjoy

enjoy

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Thesaurus

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!"

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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

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"

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enjoy

verb

1. To receive pleasure from:

like, relish, savor.

Informal: go for.

Slang: dig.

2. To have the use or benefit of:

have, hold, possess.

3. To have at one's disposal:

boast, command, have, hold, possess.

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Translations

استمتعيَسْتَمْتِعُ بِيَسْتَمْتِع بِيَنْعَمُ بِ

bavitužívat si

nyde

genießenkostensich erfreuen

απολαμβάνωευχαριστιέμαιχαίρομαιχαίρω

disfrutargozar deposeertener

nauttia

aimerapprécierjouirbon appétitestimer

uživati

bír

búa viî, eiga aî fagna, njótanjóta

divertirsigoderegodere buona salutepiacere

楽しむ

즐기다

džiaugtisgerai praleisti laikąlinksmintisnaudojimasispatirti malonumą

baudītbūtbūt veselamgūt prieku

genieten

glede seg overlikemore segnyte

ucieszyć się

curtirdesfrutar

насладитьсянаслаждатьсяполучать удовольствие (от чего-либо)пользоваться

mať pôžitoktešiť sa

uživatizabavati se

ha roligt

สนุกสนาน

hoşlanmakkeyfini sürmekmutluluğunu duymakzevk almak

vui thích

享受经历

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!

2. (= have benefit of) [+ good health, income, respect] → disfrutar de, gozar de; [+ advantage] → poseer

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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?

(= have the benefit of) [+ health, fortune] → jouir de; [+ freedom] → jouir de; [+ privilege, benefit] → jouir de; [+ success] → connaître

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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

rights, freedom, advantages, respect, confidence → genießen; income, success → haben; good health, reputation, support → sich erfreuen (+gen) (geh)

vr to enjoy oneself → sich amüsieren; enjoy yourself! → viel Spaß!, amüsieren Sie sich gut!

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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!

b. (have, success, fortune) → avere; (have benefit of, health, respect) → godere (di); (income, advantage) → fruire di

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

enjoy

(inˈdʒoi) verb

1. to find pleasure in. He enjoyed the meal. geniet يَسْتَمْتِع بِ наслаждавам се gostar mít požitek (z), užít si genießen nyde απολαμβάνω, χαίρομαιapreciar, 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 segcieszyć się, czerpać zadowolenie z خوښى كول، خونداخيستل، مزې كول، حظ اخيستل 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 gozar těšit se (z) sich erfreuen nyde; nyde godt af έχωdisfrutar, gozar olema برخوردار بودن saada nauttia jstk 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 genietennyte, glede seg overcieszyć się درلودل 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

enˈjoyable adjective

an enjoyable book; That was most enjoyable. aangenaam, genotvol مُمْتِع приятен agradável příjemný erfreulich morsom απολαυστικόςagradable nauditav دلپذیر nautinnollinen agréableמהנה आनन्दायक zabavan élvezetes menyenangkan ánægjulegur piacevole 楽しい 즐거운 malonus, teikiantis malonumą patīkams; iepriecinošs menyeronokkan plezierigmorsom, hyggeligprzyjemny خوند اخیستل agradável agreabil приятный príjemný prijeten prijatan njutbar, trevlig, underhållande เพลิดเพลิน hoş, zevkli 愉快的 втішний, приємний پر لطف thú vị 愉快的

enˈjoyment noun

the enjoyment of life. genot, vermaak مُتْعَه، تَمَتُّع удоволствие gozo radost der Genuß glæde; fornøjelse απόλαυσηplacer, goce nauding لذت؛ برخورداری nautinto plaisirהנאה सुख, मजा, भोग užitak élvezet kesenangan nautn, ánægja piacere, diletto 楽しみ 즐거움 malonumas, naudojimasis prieks; bauda keseronokan pleziernytelse, glede, fornøyelseradość مزې، چړچې، سات تېرى gozo plă­cere наслаждение radosť uživanje užitak njutning, nöje, glädje[ämne] ความเพลิดเพลิน zevk, 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 divertir-se bavit se sich amüsieren more sig διασκεδάζωdivertirse lõbusalt aega veetma خوش گذراندن nauttia olostaan 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 vermakenmore seg, ha det hyggelig dobrze się bawić عیاشی 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

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enjoy must be followed by an object: He enjoys reading / We enjoyed ourselves .

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enjoy

→ يَسْتَمْتِعُ بِ užívat si 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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enjoy

vt. disfrutar, gozar de.

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• Have a good vacation! (US)
  Enjoy your holiday! (UK) → إِجَازَةٌ سَعِيدَةٌ → Příjemnou dovolenou! → God ferie! → Schönen Urlaub! → Καλές διακοπές! → ¡Que disfrute su feriado! → Hauskaa lomaa! → Bonnes vacances ! → Ugodan boravak → Buone vacanze! → 楽しい休暇を！ → 휴일 잘 보내세요! → Fijne vakantie! → God ferie! → Miłych wakacji! → Aproveite suas férias! → Приятного отдыха! → Ha en trevlig semester! → เที่ยวให้สนุกนะ → İyi tatiller! → Đi nghỉ vui vẻ nhé! → 假日快乐！
• Enjoy your meal! → بِالهَناءِ والشِفاءِ → Dobrou chuť! → Velbekomme → Guten Appetit! → Καλή όρεξη! → ¡Buen provecho! → Hyvää ruokahalua! → Bon appétit ! → U slast! → Buon appetito! → お食事をお楽しみください！ → 맛있게 드세요! → Smakelijk eten! → Håper det smaker! → Smacznego! → Bom apetite! → Приятного аппетита! → Smaklig måltid! → ทานอาหารให้อร่อย → Afiyet olsun! → Chúc ngon miệng! → 请慢用！
• Do you enjoy it? → هَلْ تَسْتَمْتِعُ بِهذا العَمَلِ؟ → Baví vás to? → Synes du om det? → Macht es Ihnen Spaß? → Σας αρέσει; → ¿Le gusta? → Pidättekö siitä → Vous vous y plaisez ? → Sviđa li vam se to? → Le piace? → 仕事は楽しいですか？ → 재미 있으세요? → Vindt u het er leuk? → Liker du det? → Czy sprawia to Panusatysfakcję? → O senhor gosta do que faz? → Вам нравится? → Trivs ni med det? → คุณชอบไหม? → İşinizi seviyor musunuz? → Bạn có thích công việc đó không? → 你喜欢你的工作吗？
• Did you enjoy yourself? → هَلْ اِسْتَمْتَعْتَ؟ → Bavil jste se dobře? → Har De haft det sjovt? → Hat es Ihnen gefallen? → Περάσατε καλά; → ¿Se ha divertido? → Oliko teillä hauskaa? → Vous vous êtes bien amusés ? → Jeste li se lijepo proveli? → Si è divertito? → 楽しかったですか？ → 재미있으셨어요? → Vond je het leuk? → Hadde du det hyggelig? → Czy dobrze się Pan bawił? → O senhor se divertiu? → Вам понравилось? → Hade ni roligt? → คุณสนุกไหม? → İyi eğlendiniz mi? → Bạn thấy vui không? → 玩儿得开心吗？

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