enjoyen‧joy /ɪnˈdʒɔɪ/ ●●● S1 W1 verb [transitive] 
Sandra enjoys her job in the city. I enjoyed every minute of it.enjoy doing something Young children enjoy helping around the house.enjoy yourself (=be happy in a particular situation) Julia was just starting to enjoy herself.2 formal to have a particular ability or advantage: These workers enjoy a high level of job security.3enjoy! spoken used to say that you hope someone gets pleasure from something you give them: Here’s your steak – enjoy!GRAMMAR: Patterns with enjoy• Enjoy is usually transitive. You enjoy something: · I enjoyed the game.· Did you enjoy it? ✗Don’t say: I enjoyed. | Did you enjoy?• You enjoy doing something: · I enjoyed watching the game on TV.• Enjoy is never followed by an infinitive. ✗Don’t say: I enjoyed to watch the game on TV.• In informal English, you sometimes use Enjoy! on its own, when saying that you hope someone enjoys something: · Here’s your pizza. Enjoy!Grammar guide ‒ VERBS
WORD ORIGINenjoy
Origin:
1300-1400 Old French enjoir, from Latin gaudere ‘to show great happiness’VERB TABLE
enjoy
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | enjoy |
| he, she, it | enjoys | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | enjoyed |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have enjoyed |
| he, she, it | has enjoyed | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had enjoyed |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will enjoy |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have enjoyed |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am enjoying |
| he, she, it | is enjoying | |
| you, we, they | are enjoying | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was enjoying |
| you, we, they | were enjoying | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been enjoying |
| he, she, it | has been enjoying | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been enjoying |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be enjoying |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been enjoying |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Did you enjoy the party?
- Greg says he enjoys his new job.
- It was a wonderful vacation - we enjoyed every minute of it.
- Most of the students said that they had really enjoyed the day out.
- My father always enjoyed playing golf at weekends.
- Parts of the play were extremely funny. I enjoyed it immensely.
- Some of the workers enjoy a relatively high degree of job security.
- Thanks for a lovely evening. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
- The park was full of people enjoying themselves in the sunshine.
- The team has enjoyed some success this season.
- When first introduced on the market, these products enjoyed great success.
- Many parents are only too eager to hand their child over to a babysitter and enjoy a well-earned night out.
- Now and then he would smile, as though enjoying some dark secret thought.
- Successfully managing your business relationships, while making money doing what you enjoy, is one of the great pleasures of life.
- The student said that he had actually enjoyed the class, and he refused to testify before a panel.
- They enjoy the bright colours and sweet smelling flowers.
- They were not even deterred by some afternoon rain but carried on enjoying themselves kitted out in colourful Mickey Mouse ponchos.
- Thus those who have substantial property holdings will receive the highest economic rewards and enjoy superior life chances.
- With such spontaneous performances the players clearly enjoying themselves - the pieces are easy to enjoy.
Longman Language Activatorto enjoy doing something
to get pleasure from doing something: · Did you enjoy the party?enjoy doing something: · My father always enjoyed playing golf at weekends.enjoy yourself (=do things that make you feel happy): · The park was full of people enjoying themselves in the sunshine.thoroughly/greatly enjoy: · Thanks for a lovely evening. I thoroughly enjoyed it.· Most of the students said that they had really enjoyed the day out.enjoy every minute/moment of something: · It was a wonderful vacation - we enjoyed every minute of it.enjoy something immensely especially British: · Parts of the play were extremely funny. I enjoyed it immensely.
to enjoy doing something, especially something that you do regularly or for a long time: · I don't like meetings, especially if they go on for too long.like doing something: · We liked living abroad. It was a wonderful experience.like to do something (=do something often or regularly because you enjoy it): · Nick likes to relax and read a book in the evenings.
especially spoken to enjoy doing something very much and get a lot of pleasure out of it: · Cassie works in the theatre, and she really loves it.love doing something: · Ben loves swimming, playing tennis, those kinds of thing.love to do something (=do something often or regularly because you enjoy it a lot): · She loved to sit in the park and feed the ducks.
especially spoken to enjoy yourself very much when you are with other people: · We had a great time last night - you should have come.· Did you have a good time at the beach?have a good/great etc time doing something: · The kids all had a wonderful time meeting up at each other's houses.
informal to enjoy yourself very much by going out a lot and spending a lot of money on social activities: · Pat spent most of his time at college going to parties and living it up.· I had saved about two thousand dollars, so I decided to whoop it up in Vegas before going home.
to enjoy yourself with other people, for example by relaxing, talking, or laughing with them: · I was having so much fun I forgot how late it was.have fun doing something: · We had fun trying to guess who Mike's new girlfriend was.
especially American, informal to have a very good time: · We went down to the Gulf Coast of Florida for spring break - we had a blast!
informal to enjoy yourself very much: · "Your vacation sounds fantastic.'' "We had the time of our lives!''have the time of your life/have a whale of a time doing something: · Alan was having the time of his life, playing to an admiring audience.· The kids all had a whale of a time, in and out of the pool all day.
to enjoy doing or seeing something: · I get a real kick out of watching my son learning to speak.· Jody got a kick out of trying some of the new video games.
to enjoy something, especially something bad or wrong to enjoy something that most people would not like: · Her job is very stressful, but she seems to revel in it.revel in doing something: · Tom seems to revel in disagreeing with everything I say.
to enjoy doing something, especially something that is difficult, dangerous, or unkind: · I love speaking to a large audience. I get a real kick out of it.get a kick out of doing something: · Maggie seems to get a big kick out of flirting with other people's husbands.
to very much enjoy doing something that is difficult or hurts other people: · Setting up your own business is never easy, but Frank relished the challenge.relish doing something: · The interviewer seemed to relish asking her personal questions.relish the chance/opportunity to do something: · I stayed with an Israeli family, and relished the chance to soak up their culture at ground-level.relish the thought/prospect/idea of doing something (=relish the idea of doing something in the future): · She clearly relished the prospect of breaking the news to them.· I really didn't relish the idea of being alone for two weeks.
to get pleasure from someone else's failure or bad luck, especially when you have been more successful or luckier than them: · "I told you that idea wouldn't work.'' "Well, there's no need to gloat.''gloat about/at/over: · Jane used to gloat over other people's misfortunes.· "What are you gloating about?" he said in an irritated voice.
to enjoy being sad, feeling sorry for yourself etc, especially in order to make people notice you and pay attention to you: wallow in grief/guilt/pity etc: · Since his girlfriend left him, he's been wallowing in self-pity.· Wallowing in angst at the unfairness of it all will only make the problem worse.
to enjoy doing something bad to other people: · Charlie's always bullying the smaller kids. He seems to take pleasure in it.take pleasure in doing something: · He appears to take pleasure in hurting her feelings.
to enjoy doing something that makes other people feel a little uncomfortable or embarrassed: · Most people delight in a bit of scandal, especially when it involves public figures.delight in doing something: · She's the kind of woman who delights in pointing out other people's mistakes.
experiences and activities that you enjoy an enjoyable activity, especially something you do with other people, is pleasant and interesting: · We spent an enjoyable evening playing cards.· I try to make my lessons more enjoyable by using games.
especially spoken if something is fun , you enjoy it because it is very interesting and exciting: · The course was really hard work but it was fun.have fun (=enjoy yourself with other people): · On Saturday night, all I want to do is relax and have some fun.it is fun to do something/it is fun doing something: · It's fun to eat out sometimes, instead of cooking at home.· It'll be fun seeing all my old friends again.good/great fun (=very enjoyable): · Have you ever been windsurfing? It's really good fun.somebody's idea of fun (=what someone enjoys doing, although other people might not): · Running around a freezing hockey field isn't my idea of fun.half the fun (of it) (=almost as enjoyable as the experience itself): · Planning a vacation is half the fun of it.
formal giving you a lot of pleasure, enjoyment and satisfaction: · The pleasurable effects of any drug quickly wear off.· Once you are reasonably fit, you will find the exercise satisfying and pleasurable.
an experience or activity that makes you feel happy and satisfied: · One of her greatest pleasures was walking in the mountains.the simple pleasures (of life): · Ted enjoyed the simple pleasures of life: his family, his home, and his garden.be a pleasure to look at/watch/read etc: · A really good game of basketball is a pleasure to watch.
formal an event or activity that is a delight is extremely enjoyable, especially when you did not expect it to be: · Sarah found that work was a delight compared to motherhood.· The story's really funny and the illustrations are a delight.be a delight to hear/look at/ see etc: · Anna's piano playing is a delight to listen to.
American informal to be very enjoyable and exciting: · The party was a blast. We didn't stop dancing till three in the morning.
British informal to be enjoyable and amusing: · We went skating on Saturday. I kept falling over, but it was a good laugh.
someone who enjoys something very much: avid reader/collector/listener someone who enjoys reading, collecting something etc, and does it with great interest: · Tim's father is an avid collector of old blues and jazz records.· As a keen writer and avid newspaper reader, Jenny had always wanted to be a journalist.
British: keen gardener/sportsman/golfer/painter etc someone who enjoys gardening, sport etc so much that they spend a lot of their free time doing it: · Goethe was a keen amateur geologist.· Paul, a keen sportsman, prided himself on his level of fitness.
: great traveller/reader/talker etc someone who has an eager, lively interest in travelling, reading etc, so that they do it as often as they can: · Thesiger was a great traveller, especially in Arabia and Africa.be a great one for something British: · I was never really a great one for sport as a child.
someone who people enjoy being with if someone is good company , people enjoy spending time with them: · Harry was such good company - always joking and full of fun.
spoken use this about people who are always cheerful, interesting, and amusing: · Let's invite Margot - she's always fun.be good/great funBritish be a lot of fun: · I like Sam a lot - he's good fun.be fun to be with: · The O'Brien boys were always fun to be with.a fun person/guy/girl: · Oh yes, I know Eddie - he's a really fun guy.
British informal to be amusing and cheerful when you are with other people: · I'm glad Sylvia's coming too - she's a good laugh.
when you do something for enjoyment if you do something for fun , you do it because you enjoy it and not for any other reason: · I only really started the shop for fun, but it's been a huge success.just for fun: · When we started our band we played music in restaurants just for fun.
British in order to enjoy yourself and to make people laugh: · I only entered the contest for a laugh, so I couldn't believe it when I won!· In the end Kelly admitted that she'd invented the story for a laugh.
British spoken if something is just a bit of fun , it is done as a joke or for enjoyment, especially when other people do not approve: · The two boys told the court that they stole the car - "just for a bit of fun".· Don't get upset Mum - it was only a bit of fun.
informal if you do something for the hell of it , you do it only because you enjoy it and for no other reason, especially something bad: · We used to go out every Saturday night and get drunk, just for the hell of it.· A lot of rich kids are turning to crime just for the hell of it.
informal for enjoyment - use this when someone does something that you strongly disapprove of, for example hurting another person, for enjoyment: · Detectives say that the murderer is a "lunatic who kills for kicks".· Some kids steal from shops just for kicks.
a feeling of enjoying something the feeling you get when you enjoy doing something: get enjoyment out of something: · I get a lot of enjoyment out of working with young children.enjoyment of: · A really good wine will add to your enjoyment of the meal.
the happy feeling you get when you are enjoying something: get pleasure from something: · My father always got a lot of pleasure from being with his grandchildren.do something for pleasure (=because it gives you pleasure): · I don't very often read for pleasure.with pleasure: · I noticed with pleasure how much happier he seemed.give/bring pleasure to somebody (=make someone happy): · Her singing has given pleasure to so many people over the years.take pleasure in (doing) something: · His French was excellent, and he took pleasure in speaking it.
a feeling of extreme enjoyment, happiness and satisfaction: the ecstasy of (doing) something: · I remember the ecstasy of opening the letter and finding that I'd passed my exam.in ecstasy (=with great happiness and enjoyment): · The ball flew out of the stadium, and the Boston fans hugged each other in ecstasy.sheer/pure ecstasy (=complete ecstasy): · Just let the chocolate melt in your mouth. It's sheer ecstasy!
to enjoy getting a lot of praise, attention etc to enjoy a situation where people are saying how good or successful you are: · The group were clearly basking in the crowd's adoration and applause.bask in the glory/glow (of something): · It was a tremendous victory for the team, and they sat back and basked in the glory.· For several months I'd been basking in the glow of graduation, but now it was time to get a job.
to enjoy a situation where you get a lot of attention or praise: · Barrymore clearly revels in the joy of entertaining an audience.· During his visit, the President seemed to revel in the limelight.
to enjoy getting a lot of attention or praise: lap up something: · We all lapped up the five-star treatment on the ship.lap something up: · Fred was in the middle of a group of girls, and was obviously lapping it up.
things you do for enjoyment activities, especially physical activities and games, that you do to enjoy yourself: · The afternoons at the conference were left free for recreation.· Vancouver is a city more in tune with outdoor recreation than cultural institutions.
the time when you are not working, when you can enjoy yourself, especially by doing something relaxing: · Your standard of living depends on your income and also on the amount of leisure you have.leisure time/activity/facilities: · The reduction in average working hours has led to an increase in leisure time.· A wide range of leisure activities such as swimming, fishing, and sailing are also available.
to have a particular feature, quality, or ability also have got especially British · Although she's eighty she has an excellent memory.· Kids have wonderful imaginations, and it is natural for them to create imaginary friends.· The hotel only had two double rooms and they were both occupied.· The jacket has two side pockets and two more pockets inside.· Her brother's got long dark hair and blue eyes.
use this after a noun to describe the qualities or features that someone or something has: · We booked a room with a sea view.· The company needs more people with marketing experience.· Katrina's over there in front of that man with red hair.
use this to describe the things that a place has: · It's a big house - there are five bedrooms.· There are lots of old temples and gardens to visit in Kyoto.· There's an Olympic-sized swimming pool on campus.
formal to have a particular ability, feature, or quality: · He possessed an unusual ability to learn languages quickly.· Like all towns and villages on Trinidad, it possessed a cricket ground.· The Western Highlands possess a beauty and a majesty found nowhere else in Britain.
especially written if someone or something is of a particular feature, quality, or ability, they have that feature etc, especially if it is something good: · Father was a man of great integrity and honesty.· an area of outstanding beauty· She was an actress of great skill.
formal to have special advantages, conditions, abilities etc that are better than the ones that other people or things have: · Some of the workers enjoy a relatively high degree of job security.· When first introduced on the market, these products enjoyed great success.
to have something such as a useful ability, a good feature, or an important advantage - used formally or humorously: · Londoners are blessed with some of the very best Thai restaurants in the country.· Justine was unfortunately not blessed with a sense of humour.· Few gardens are blessed with an ideal site.
formal to have something good, especially a natural ability or social advantage: · Hugh was young, handsome, and endowed with the privileges of class and education.· Jefferson wrote that all citizens were endowed with "the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
if something such as a place, organization, or object boasts a good feature, it has that feature - used especially in advertisements and literature: · The golf course is surrounded by hills and boasts some of the finest scenery in the country.· Each luxury home boasts an indoor pool and three-car garage.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY I enjoyed every minute of it.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES She likes nothing better than a nice long walk along the beach. I quite like Chinese food. Traditional English food seems to be enjoying a revival at the moment.
I enjoyed every minute of it.· You’ll enjoy all the benefits of being a member.
She likes nothing better than a nice long walk along the beach.· Since then, China has enjoyed a remarkable boom.
· Children enjoy a challenge so the work should not be too easy.
· Most people enjoy a good chat.
· Steve was fun and she clearly enjoyed his company.
· I enjoy cooking at the weekend.
· They enjoy a comfortable existence.
(=be famous)· The town briefly enjoyed fame as the location of a popular television series.
· I’ve never seen anyone enjoy their food so much.
· Filmmakers today enjoy more freedom than in the past.
· She found herself laughing with him, enjoying the moment.
(=be popular)· The band enjoyed great popularity in the 1980s.
I quite like Chinese food. (=have good relations)· For years, the company enjoyed good relations with its workers
(=have it)· The hotel enjoys a good reputation.
Traditional English food seems to be enjoying a revival at the moment. (=spend time looking at beautiful scenery)· Relax with a glass of local wine while you take in the beautiful scenery.
formal (=have support)· His views were too extreme to command general support.
· They sat enjoying the view down the valley.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· And he has been set thereby in relationship to a deity, apart from himself, who also enjoys free will.· The parties enjoyed also the benefit of free but limited television time.· Business school graduates are also enjoying lucrative offers.· She also enjoyed taking on occasional press and public relations assignments, and brings that experience to her present work.· Likewise, devotees of Shellabarger and Yerby may also enjoy Forester and vintage Dumas. 2.· They will also enjoy a competitive authorised overdraft interest rate of 10 per cent.· The reverse is also true; those who prefer historical novels may also enjoy some Historical Romances.
· I always enjoyed walking the full length of the street to check how the other shops were faring.· At Holy Trinity adult believers had always enjoyed a certain latitude.· I always enjoyed that, having breakfast in bed.· As a boy he had quit many things-the basketball team, the Episcopal youth group and always enjoyed the experience.· She had always enjoyed men's company.· I always enjoyed any operation we had in there; it was always cooler inside.· I always enjoy reading your page in the Echo, will you please forward this letter to the Beeb.· I had always enjoyed being in situations where I was free of the shackles of contrived good looks.
· To Dorcas's amazement, now that the immediate danger was over, she seemed to be quite enjoying it.· Certainly there is little coherence in her timetabled day: indeed perversely its very staccato pattern is a feature Susie quite enjoys.· Caspar would quite enjoy hearing about that.· He says he's quite enjoying it.· I was even quite enjoying it.· He had quite enjoyed that kind of jealousy for the first few months of their marriage.· He was quite enjoying his lunch after all.
· I don't really enjoy it.· I really enjoyed that, but musically I felt restricted.· You're a doll and I really enjoyed knowing you.· Highlight each of the skills you really enjoyed using.· I take lessons twice a week, I really enjoy them.· What he really enjoyed was the challenge and the stimulation of new problems to be solved in new and ingenious ways.· Some children really enjoy helping to fill a box or shelves in the correct way.· And all I see is a little girl who really enjoyed what she was doing.
· Golf has replaced hockey as her sport, and she still enjoys acting and painting and especially line drawing.· But by being there first, the Big East still enjoys an advantage.· Despite all the drawbacks, I still enjoy getting out and about in the countryside whenever I can.· Swensson still enjoyed getting on the road.· I am nearly 54 and still enjoying what I do.· Many elderly people still enjoy a visit to the cinema, the theatre or a concert.· Bruch still enjoyed this, loved playing corpse.
· She lifted it over the fence and set off across the little meadow, gathering speed and thoroughly enjoying it.· He thoroughly enjoyed being a broker, and had never seriously considered management.· I thoroughly enjoy cooking for her and she thoroughly enjoys eating it.· I get a real kick out of it and thoroughly enjoy doing it.· They cheered the solos, whooped-it-up for each selection and thoroughly enjoyed themselves.· Your correspondent thoroughly enjoyed reading this 32 page history book which was written by Douglas Pickett and beautifully illustrated by Harry Tucker.· She was thoroughly enjoying herself, she assured Amy, and had a very full social life.
NOUN· Our growth projects will be in sectors where we enjoy the advantage of efficient technology and low-cost feedstocks.· But by being there first, the Big East still enjoys an advantage.· Most small towns of any significance lay on the principal roads; some also enjoyed the advantages provided by a nearby river.· It permits the little boy to enjoy fully the advantages of the phallic development he is now entering.· By contrast, metals enjoyed many advantages.· Never can he enjoy the same advantages, however great his learning, when he pitches camp elsewhere.· Rovers enjoyed a heavy advantage in penalties before half-time but it did not do them a lot of good.· Dole and Gramm, to be sure, enjoy fund-raising advantages of their own, as powerful long-serving senators.
· But unlike their counterparts at Nissan and Toyota, none enjoys the full benefits of trade union membership.· The Huskies enjoy the benefit of a devoted, vocal following.· Over 8,000 people regularly enjoy the benefits of Medau classes - but - only 25% of them belong to the Medau Society.· My sister Janie Ming-li also enjoyed the benefits of deep-seated superstition.· Take your time choosing your ring and enjoy the benefit of receiving expert help and advice from the Beaverbrooks professionally trained staff.· And the companies expect to enjoy direct benefits from their efforts.· You do not have to be a separatist or even a lesbian to enjoy the benefits of graduated separatism.· This exercise of economic power could be coercive, in the sense that A might prevent B from enjoying certain economic benefits.
· He is married with three children and enjoys gardening and cricket.· Work-inhibited children who enjoy good relationships with their parents are likely to find their own way.· Tipperary, Tom, who is married with four children, enjoys angling, cycling and gardening.· If your child enjoys playing with trains, this is a marvelous opportunity to take advantage of that interest.· Why does guidance act as a punisher since a child may enjoy the contact it brings?· Although children under 3 can enjoy many of the activities, they might be frightened by the noise level.· There is a special activity programme geared towards senior citizens, and children will enjoy the weekly Punch and Judy shows.· Situations or sights that other children enjoyed terrified Hannah.
· I enjoy your company, this is where we should eat our meals, together, of course it is.· He relied on Charlie, and enjoyed his company.· At weekends when our daughter was at home from college, she too enjoyed the child's company.· Although I am 40 and from a different age group, I actually enjoy his company in the dressing room.· She had always enjoyed men's company.· Johnnie Warburton used to work turn-about with him and they enjoyed each other's company.· She and her husband Bob enjoy the company of their children and two grandchildren.· He was fond of women; he enjoyed their company and he liked making love.
· But she had enjoyed the experience, she realised now.· He did not enjoy the experience, and he was not impressed by the other students and the setting.· Both groups of pupils had enjoyed the experience.· As a boy he had quit many things-the basketball team, the Episcopal youth group and always enjoyed the experience.· They have clearly enjoyed the experience.· You are also autonomous, like challenge, are confident, flexible and enjoy new experiences.· Learn, enjoy the experience - and save money!· They establish transcultural friendships and come not only to accept but to enjoy their experiences.
· Travel in our Silver Jubilee year and enjoy the freedom of the Railway when you buy an All-line ticket.· Although she enjoyed her freedom, she missed her son.· She enjoyed the freedom, but she dreaded being lonely.· Now I really am enjoying my freedom.· Like all other institutions, it can not enjoy absolute freedom.· In contrast, self-defeating organizations enjoy no such freedom.· Once you've got the rating, you know that you've never before enjoyed such flying freedom.· Flood never enjoyed the freedom he sought in baseball, but his efforts paved the way for other court battles.
· For 12 years the Mellor family enjoyed holidays at Jim's seaside home with the builder and his wife.· Elwin Silverstein, account executive with the Triad Insurance Group, enjoys the annual holiday brunch his employer hosts.· Then it emerged that the Heritage Secretary and his family enjoyed two other luxury holidays courtesy of Middle East friends.· They might even enjoy an annual seaside holiday week.· Age & Fitness Active people of all ages enjoy these holidays.· I looked my slimmest ever on my wedding day and thoroughly enjoyed my holiday.· I could happily enjoy a really lazy holiday in Capraia.· Apple Snails will enjoy a holiday in any tank over-run with algae, or unwanted plants.
· While men today enjoy later life as one of a couple, for women the experience is most often solitary.· But with proper attention and treatment, people with narcolepsy enjoy a relatively normal life.· He enjoyed life, a hundred percent, twenty-four hours a day.· They enjoy country life and like to stay at home with friends.· It is hardly news that a writer may enjoy an imaginative life richer, kinder than his pragmatic circumstance.· Jane and her pupil enjoy each other; life is pleasant even if Jane does occasionally wish for more activity.· He retired to enjoy his life.· Each person enjoys natural rights to life, liberty, and property.
· He may come in for a steak, but he wants to take his time and enjoy a leisurely meal.· I struggled to remember the last time I had enjoyed a meal so thoroughly from start to finish.· I don't think I've ever enjoyed a meal so much.· I hope you enjoyed your meal.· Once the hostess appeared to ask if we were enjoying our meals, and I managed to give her a silent nod.· Zelah was a good cook and he enjoyed the meal.· All in all, Fred was a good sport and said he enjoyed the meal.
· He went down early each morning and jumped up and down in the briny, enjoying every minute of it.· And I give it all I got and enjoy every minute of it.· I got a goal and enjoyed every minute of it.· I am losing my morals down here on this island and yet I am enjoying every single minute of it.· I was allowed to enjoy one glorious minute giving my thoughts on Seattle.· But we were careless and happy and full of fun, and enjoyed every minute of the day.· Steve McFadden, who plays fiery Phil, enjoyed every minute of the dramatic storyline.· Soon the drivers are in their stride and enjoying every minute of it.
· Interviews with people who profess to enjoy classical music turn up all sorts and conditions of appreciation.· The irony we often fail to appreciate is that the more justice people enjoy, the fewer crimes they commit.· Over 8,000 people regularly enjoy the benefits of Medau classes - but - only 25% of them belong to the Medau Society.· Conversely, people who enjoy Mystery-Suspense may also like Romantic Mysteries.· But remember that above all it is going to be a place where people are meant to enjoy their food.· I sell books to people who enjoy reading them.· Over 2,000 people enjoy an Avocet Cruise each winter.· It is something people enjoy doing.
· Such jobs enjoy a higher status and may be considered more popular and glamorous than others.· The other trainees enjoyed the status of almost free men.· At present, only 2 percent of the country's forests enjoy any protected status.· Nonprofit hospitals enjoy tax-exempt status in exchange for meeting such community needs.· Anglican priests once enjoyed the status of country squires.· In 1977, only 85 people enjoyed this fortunate tax status.· Spinsters and widows enjoyed the legal status of femme sole in which they had control of their own affairs.· True, the movie enjoyed a brief cult status.
· And exhibited a number of times at the Salon and enjoyed some success as a member of a prominent artists' organization.· In between Kylie had enjoyed success in a few other minor television roles.· It scared off other pianists until the late 1920s, when Horowitz began to enjoy great success with it.· To be sure, the Amex has enjoyed some successes.· Despite, though also because of, the small size of our school, it enjoys a great deal of running success.· Murfreesboro has enjoyed economic success in recent years.
· Relationships - enjoying the support of other people.· The great exodus was on, from city to suburb, aided by developers but also enjoying great public support.· Consequently, these relationships enjoy unrestricted support and protection.· Martin's campaign war chest enjoys strong support from industry, including mine managers and safety officers.· The Socialist project of the Mitterrand government may be dead, but its cultural entrepreneurship continues to enjoy wide popular support.· For 15 years, I have worked for a nonprofit civil-rights organization that regularly enjoys the co-counsel support of major law firms.· Family allowances have never enjoyed unanimous support in the Labour movement.· But Lott appears to enjoy the support of a majority of Senate Republicans, especially conservatives led by Sen.
· You enjoy the view and you are stimulated by it.· Like Dora Chance in Wise Children, she enjoyed the view from the wrong side of the tracks.· It is a fine time to sit down and enjoy the view.· You can also enjoy a highly unusual view of the area through the cameraobscura at Foredown Tower and Countryside Centre.· An experienced mountain climber, Gray rested, enjoying lunch and the view.· Watching the other pair struggle, I decided it was better to enjoy the view and convince myself they were incompetent.· We make it through the chute, cross Ca ada del Oro and enjoy the view of colorful changing sycamores.
VERB· Will he confirm that that squadron will continue to enjoy old and new opportunities?· Despite his frustrated ambitions, Joe continued to enjoy his work.· May they all long continue to enjoy working with us as much as we enjoy working with them.· Two recent incidents have led me to question my responses in a job that I continue to enjoy and do well.· Should we take the job in Paris and disrupt the family or stay where we are and continue to enjoy that community?· As long as the country continues to enjoy prosperity sufficient to accommodate both agricultural and industrial sectors large-scale open conflict is unlikely.· For the moment, however, Solidarity and Czechoslovakia's Civic Forum continue to enjoy huge credit.
· Find enclosed the member's card for the Cool cats club and two newsletters! hope you enjoy reading!· I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.· Founder and director Lesley Scott-Ordish hoped we had enjoyed a good night, and we had.· I hope you are enjoying the trip thus far.· I hope that you enjoy the feature on Goran elsewhere in this issue.· Lois thought again about the poetry course over at the university she had hoped to enjoy in her latter years.· I hope the inhabitants enjoy it as much, Utopia.· To my dearest grandsons: I hope you will enjoy this book when you get older.
· But he had how own procedures, and he seemed to enjoy them.· As the evening wore on and audience laughter grew, Cosby seemed loosened and actually seemed to be enjoying himself.· They seemed to enjoy both co-operating with teachers and wielding power over juniors.· It seemed like everything I enjoyed in the world was turning out to be wrong.· He had duly entered the army from school, and seemed to enjoy the life.· Indeed, she laughs and seems to enjoy it.· Festive Food Everyone seems to enjoy special foods at Christmas time - from roast turkey to stuffed dates and other sweet treats.· He seemed to enjoy rather than avoid loud noises.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
- Here's your dinner. Enjoy!
- Defenders have the luxury of double-teaming Riley.
- In the criminal trial, the prosecution did not have the luxury of depositions.
- Is this what women became if afforded the luxury of turned tables?
- The human species can no longer afford the luxury of such long double-takes or the leisurely changes of heart of entrenched scientists.
- They couldn't afford the luxury of open-market values.
- They did have the luxury of hit and run.
- We do not have the luxury of thinking our problems will miraculously be solved by better times ahead.
- When I painted it was for myself, I could afford the luxury of spending two years on a painting.
- And even when the tires went flat or the road grew rough, we loved every minute of the journey.
- And he thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it.
- And I give it all I got and enjoy every minute of it.
- But we were careless and happy and full of fun, and enjoyed every minute of the day.
- He went down early each morning and jumped up and down in the briny, enjoying every minute of it.
- I got a goal and enjoyed every minute of it.
- I know we all enjoyed every minute of the three hectic months.
- The first mile was pure pain and I hated every minute of it.
WORD FAMILYnounenjoymentadjectiveenjoyableverbenjoyadverbenjoyably
1to get pleasure from something: Sandra enjoys her job in the city. I enjoyed every minute of it.enjoy doing something Young children enjoy helping around the house.enjoy yourself (=be happy in a particular situation) Julia was just starting to enjoy herself.2 formal to have a particular ability or advantage: These workers enjoy a high level of job security.3enjoy! spoken used to say that you hope someone gets pleasure from something you give them: Here’s your steak – enjoy!GRAMMAR: Patterns with enjoy• Enjoy is usually transitive. You enjoy something: · I enjoyed the game.· Did you enjoy it? ✗Don’t say: I enjoyed. | Did you enjoy?• You enjoy doing something: · I enjoyed watching the game on TV.• Enjoy is never followed by an infinitive. ✗Don’t say: I enjoyed to watch the game on TV.• In informal English, you sometimes use Enjoy! on its own, when saying that you hope someone enjoys something: · Here’s your pizza. Enjoy!Grammar guide ‒ VERBS