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1enjoy — en|joy W1S1 [ınˈdʒɔı] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: enjoir, from Latin gaudere to show great happiness ] 1.) to get pleasure from something ▪ Sandra enjoys her job in the city. ▪ I enjoyed every minute of it. enjoy doing sth ▪ …
2enjoy — /In dZOI/ verb (T) 1 to get pleasure from something: Did you enjoy the movie? | enjoy doing sth: Young children enjoy helping with household tasks. 2 to have something good such as success or a particular ability or advantage: These workers enjoy …
3enjoy */*/*/ — UK [ɪnˈdʒɔɪ] / US verb Word forms enjoy : present tense I/you/we/they enjoy he/she/it enjoys present participle enjoying past tense enjoyed past participle enjoyed 1) a) [transitive] to get pleasure from something Do you enjoy cooking or do you… …
4enjoy — en|joy [ ın dʒɔı ] verb *** 1. ) transitive to get pleasure from something: Do you enjoy cooking or do you just see it as a chore? enjoy doing something: I don t enjoy going on vacation as much as I used to. a ) enjoy yourself to get pleasure… …
5enjoy yourself — phrase to get pleasure from an event or experience I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for a long time. Thesaurus: to enjoy something, or to enjoy yourselfsynonym Main entry: enjoy * * * enjoy yourself : to have a good time : to spend time doing… …
6enjoy — (v.) late 14c., rejoice, be glad (intransitive), from O.Fr. enjoir to give joy, rejoice, take delight in, from en make (see EN (Cf. en ) (1)) + joir enjoy, from L. gaudere rejoice (see JOY (Cf. joy)); Sense of have the use or benefit of …
7enjoy — [[t]ɪnʤɔ͟ɪ[/t]] ♦♦ enjoys, enjoying, enjoyed 1) VERB If you enjoy something, you find pleasure and satisfaction in doing it or experiencing it. [V n/ ing] Ross had always enjoyed the company of women... [V n/ ing] He was a guy who enjoyed life to …
8take (a) delight in (doing) something — phrase to enjoy something, or to enjoy doing something He seemed to take great delight in embarrassing me. Thesaurus: to enjoy something, or to enjoy yourselfsynonym Main entry: delight …
9get a kick out of doing something — get a kick out of (something/doing something) informal to enjoy doing something very much. Anyone who gets a kick out of horror movies will love this show. I get a real kick out of shopping for new shoes …
10delight in doing something — deˈlight in sth/doing sth derived no passive to enjoy doing sth very much, especially sth that makes other people feel embarrassed, uncomfortable, etc. Main entry: ↑delightderived …
