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enjoy

[ en-joi ]
/ ɛnˈdʒɔÉȘ /
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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

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English enjoyen “to make joyful,” from Old French enjoier “to give joy to”; see en-1, joy

OTHER WORDS FROM enjoy

Words nearby enjoy

enisle, Eniwetok, enjambment, enjoin, enjoinder, enjoy, enjoyable, enjoyment, enkephalin, Enki, Enkidu
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Words related to enjoy

appreciate, like, love, relish, revel in, savor, boast, experience, have, hold, maintain, own, retain, use, adore, dig, fancy, go, mind, command

How to use enjoy in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for enjoy

enjoy
/ (ÉȘnˈdʒɔÉȘ) /
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, noun

Word Origin for enjoy

C14: from Old French enjoir, from en- 1 + joir to find pleasure in, from Latin gaudēre to rejoice
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