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enjoy
[en-joi]
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.
enjoy
/ ɪnˈdʒɔɪ /
verb
to receive pleasure from; take joy in
to have the benefit of; use with satisfaction
to have as a condition; experience
the land enjoyed a summer of rain
archaic, to have sexual intercourse with
to have a good time
Other Word Forms
- enjoyer noun
- enjoyingly adverb
- preenjoy verb (used with object)
- reenjoy verb (used with object)
- unenjoyed adjective
- unenjoying adjective
- unenjoyingly adverb
- enjoyably adverb
- enjoyable adjective
- enjoyableness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of enjoy1
Word History and Origins
Origin of enjoy1
Example Sentences
Some watch football on a television screen while enjoying a cold brew.
Still, after a tough run in recent sessions, Asia enjoyed a little stability as markets fluctuated between gains and losses.
The recent pullback may be creating more attractive entry points, particularly for lesser known companies that haven’t enjoyed the kind of love that investors had lavished on the Magnificent Seven.
I have absolutely no chance of enjoying any of them.
“I do enjoy a good Danish pastry, though.”
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