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enjoy
[ en-joi ]
/ ÉnËdÊÉÉȘ /
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verb (used with object)
to experience with joy; take pleasure in: He enjoys Chinese food.
to have and use with satisfaction; have the benefit of: He enjoys an excellent income from his trust funds.
to find or experience pleasure for (oneself): She seems to enjoy herself at everything she does.
to undergo (an improvement): Automobile manufacturers have enjoyed a six-percent rise in sales over the past month.
to have intercourse with.
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Origin of enjoy
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Words nearby enjoy
enisle, Eniwetok, enjambment, enjoin, enjoinder, enjoy, enjoyable, enjoyment, enkephalin, Enki, Enkidu
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How to use enjoy in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for enjoy
enjoy
/ (ÉȘnËdÊÉÉȘ) /
verb (tr)
to receive pleasure from; take joy in
to have the benefit of; use with satisfaction
to have as a condition; experiencethe land enjoyed a summer of rain
archaic to have sexual intercourse with
enjoy oneself to have a good time
Derived forms of enjoy
enjoyable, adjectiveenjoyableness, nounenjoyably, adverbenjoyer, nounWord Origin for enjoy
C14: from Old French enjoir, from en- 1 + joir to find pleasure in, from Latin gaudÄre to rejoice
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