enjoy
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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.
Idiom: 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 gaudēre; see gāu- in Indo-European roots).]
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.
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
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| 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!" |
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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
take pleasure in or from hate, dislike, loathe, despise, detest, abhor, have no taste or stomach for
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"
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enjoy
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Translations
استمتعيَسْتَمْتِعُ بِيَسْتَمْتِع بِيَنْعَمُ بِ
bavitužívat si
nyde
nauttia
uživati
bír
búa viî, eiga aî fagna, njótanjóta
楽しむ
즐기다
džiaugtisgerai praleisti laikąlinksmintisnaudojimasispatirti malonumą
baudītbūtbūt veselamgūt prieku
mať pôžitoktešiť sa
uživatizabavati se
ha roligt
สนุกสนาน
hoşlanmakkeyfini sürmekmutluluğunu duymakzevk almak
vui thích
enjoy
[ɪnˈdʒɔɪ] VT1. (= 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!
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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?
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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
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enjoy
[ɪnˈdʒɔɪ] vta. (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!
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
enjoy
(inˈdʒoi) verb1. to find pleasure in. He enjoyed the meal.
2. to experience; to be in the habit of having (especially a benefit). he enjoyed good health all his life.
enˈjoyable adjectivean enjoyable book; That was most enjoyable.
enˈjoyment nounthe enjoyment of life.
enjoy oneself to experience pleasure or happiness. She enjoyed herself at the party.
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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
enjoy
vt. disfrutar, gozar de.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
- Have a good vacation! (US)
Enjoy your holiday! (UK) - Enjoy your meal!
- Do you enjoy it?
- Did you enjoy yourself?
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