to take pleasure in doing

  • 1take pleasure in (doing) something — …

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  • 2pleasure — noun 1 ENJOYMENT (U) the feeling of happiness or satisfaction that you get from an experience you enjoy: The children used to get a lot of pleasure out of that game when they were young. | give/bring pleasure: Small gifts give pleasure and don t… …

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  • 3pleasure — plea|sure W2S2 [ˈpleʒə US ər] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: plaisir; PLEASE2] 1.) [U] the feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction that you get from an experience →↑pleasant with pleasure ▪ She sipped her drink with obvious… …

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  • 4pleasure */*/*/ — UK [ˈpleʒə(r)] / US [ˈpleʒər] noun Word forms pleasure : singular pleasure plural pleasures 1) a) [uncountable] a feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction He smiled with pleasure when she walked in. get pleasure from (doing) something: I… …

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  • 5pleasure — pleas|ure [ pleʒər ] noun *** 1. ) uncount a feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction: He smiled with pleasure when she walked in. get pleasure from (doing) something: I get a lot of pleasure from traveling. give/bring pleasure to someone …

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  • 6pleasure — n. & v. n. 1 a feeling of satisfaction or joy. 2 enjoyment. 3 a source of pleasure or gratification (painting was my chief pleasure; it is a pleasure to talk to them). 4 formal a person s will or desire (what is your pleasure?). 5 sensual… …

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  • 7take — I. verb (took; taken; taking) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tacan, from Old Norse taka; akin to Middle Dutch taken to take Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to get into one s hands or into one s possession, power, or… …

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  • 8take — v. & n. v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one s hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession of, capture, earn, or win. 3 tr. get the use of by purchase or formal agreement (take lodgings). 4 tr. (in a recipe) avail oneself of; use. 5 tr. use… …

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  • 9take — take1 W1S1 [teık] v past tense took [tuk] past participle taken [ˈteıkən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(action)¦ 2¦(move)¦ 3¦(remove)¦ 4¦(time/money/effort etc)¦ 5¦(accept)¦ 6¦(hold something)¦ 7¦(travel)¦ 8 …

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  • 10take — I [[t]te͟ɪk[/t]] USED WITH NOUNS DESCRIBING ACTIONS ♦ takes, taking, took, taken (Take is used in combination with a wide range of nouns, where the meaning of the combination is mostly given by the noun. Many of these combinations are common… …

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