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enjoy
en·joy E0150100 (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. To have a pleasurable or satisfactory time.Idiom: 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.enjoy (ɪnˈdʒɔɪ) vb (tr) 1. to receive pleasure from; take joy in2. to have the benefit of; use with satisfaction3. to have as a condition; experience: the land enjoyed a summer of rain. 4. archaic to have sexual intercourse with5. 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 nen•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. [1350–1400; Middle English: to make joyful < Old French enjoier to give joy to. See en-1, joy] en•joy′er, n. en•joy′ing•ly, adv. enjoy1. 'enjoy'If you enjoy something, you get pleasure and satisfaction from it. I enjoyed the holiday enormously.2. used with a reflexive pronounIf 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 formYou 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 imperativeEnjoy 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!enjoy
Past participle: enjoyed
Gerund: enjoying
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| I enjoy | | you enjoy | | he/she/it enjoys | | we enjoy | | you enjoy | | they enjoy |
| Preterite |
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| I enjoyed | | you enjoyed | | he/she/it enjoyed | | we enjoyed | | you enjoyed | | they enjoyed |
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| I am enjoying | | you are enjoying | | he/she/it is enjoying | | we are enjoying | | you are enjoying | | they are enjoying |
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| I have enjoyed | | you have enjoyed | | he/she/it has enjoyed | | we have enjoyed | | you have enjoyed | | they have enjoyed |
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| I was enjoying | | you were enjoying | | he/she/it was enjoying | | we were enjoying | | you were enjoying | | they were enjoying |
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| I had enjoyed | | you had enjoyed | | he/she/it had enjoyed | | we had enjoyed | | you had enjoyed | | they had enjoyed |
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| I will enjoy | | you will enjoy | | he/she/it will enjoy | | we will enjoy | | you will enjoy | | they will enjoy |
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| I will have enjoyed | | you will have enjoyed | | he/she/it will have enjoyed | | we will have enjoyed | | you will have enjoyed | | they will have enjoyed |
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| I will be enjoying | | you will be enjoying | | he/she/it will be enjoying | | we will be enjoying | | you will be enjoying | | they will be enjoying |
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| I have been enjoying | | you have been enjoying | | he/she/it has been enjoying | | we have been enjoying | | you have been enjoying | | they have been enjoying |
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| I will have been enjoying | | you will have been enjoying | | he/she/it will have been enjoying | | we will have been enjoying | | you will have been enjoying | | they will have been enjoying |
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| I had been enjoying | | you had been enjoying | | he/she/it had been enjoying | | we had been enjoying | | you had been enjoying | | they had been enjoying |
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| I would enjoy | | you would enjoy | | he/she/it would enjoy | | we would enjoy | | you would enjoy | | they would enjoy |
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| I would have enjoyed | | you would have enjoyed | | he/she/it would have enjoyed | | we would have enjoyed | | you would have enjoyed | | they would have enjoyed |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  enjoy - derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory"bask, relish, savor, savourfeast 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"lovelike - 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"suffer, endure - undergo or be subjected to; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom" | | 5. | enjoy - take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter"revel, delighthave 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!" |
enjoyverb1. 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 for2. have, use, own, experience, possess, have the benefit of, reap the benefits of, have the use of, be blessed or favoured with, Njoy (S.M.S.) The average German will enjoy 40 days' paid holiday this year.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"enjoyverb1. To receive pleasure from:like, relish, savor.Informal: go for.Slang: dig.2. To have the use or benefit of:have, hold, possess.3. To have at one's disposal:boast, command, have, hold, possess.Translationsenjoy (inˈdʒoi) verb1. to find pleasure in. He enjoyed the meal. 享受 享受2. to experience; to be in the habit of having (especially a benefit). he enjoyed good health all his life. 經歷 经历enˈjoyable adjectivean enjoyable book; That was most enjoyable. 愉快的 愉快的enˈjoyment nounthe enjoyment of life. 歡樂 欢乐enjoy oneself to experience pleasure or happiness. She enjoyed herself at the party. 過得快活 过得快活
enjoy must be followed by an object: He enjoys reading / We enjoyed ourselves . - Have a good vacation! (US)
Enjoy your holiday! (UK) → 假日快乐！ - Enjoy your meal! → 请慢用！
- Do you enjoy it? → 你喜欢你的工作吗？
- Did you enjoy yourself? → 玩儿得开心吗？
enjoy
best of both worldsThe most ideal or desirable attributes of two different things, situations, or circumstances. We hope that by forming a bipartisan committee we will be able form a body that represents the best of both worlds. I believe that living at college gives you the best of both worlds: a place where both study and social life can thrive.See also: both, of, worldenjoy your mealAn expression said by a server upon serving food in a restaurant. Here's the pasta for you, and the salmon for you, sir. Enjoy your meal.See also: enjoy, mealenjoy (oneself)To have fun. We really enjoyed ourselves at your party last weekend—the band was great!See also: enjoy*best of both worldsa situation wherein one can enjoy two different opportunities. (*Typically: enjoy ~; have ~; live in ~.) When Don was a fellow at the university, he had the privileges of a professor and the freedom of a student. He had the best of both worlds. Donna hated to have to choose between retirement and continuing working. She wanted to do both so she could live in the best of both worlds.See also: both, of, worldEnjoy your meal,an expression used by food servers after the food has been served. The waiter set the plates on the table, smiled, and said, "Enjoy your meal." Waiter: Here's your dinner. Jane: Oh, this lobster looks lovely! Tom: My steak looks just perfect. Waiter: Enjoy your meal.See also: enjoy, meal enjoy oneself To have a pleasurable or satisfactory time.See also: enjoyLegalSeeenjoymentenjoy
Synonyms for enjoyverb take pleasure in or fromSynonyms- 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
Antonyms- hate
- dislike
- loathe
- despise
- detest
- abhor
- have no taste or stomach for
verb haveSynonyms- have
- use
- own
- experience
- possess
- have the benefit of
- reap the benefits of
- have the use of
- be blessed or favoured with
- Njoy
phrase enjoy yourselfSynonyms- have a good time
- be happy
- have fun
- have a field day
- have a ball
- live life to the full
- make merry
- let your hair down
Synonyms for enjoyverb to receive pleasure fromSynonymsverb to have the use or benefit ofSynonymsverb to have at one's disposalSynonyms- boast
- command
- have
- hold
- possess
Synonyms for enjoyverb derive or receive pleasure fromSynonymsRelated Wordsverb have benefit fromRelated Words- apply
- employ
- use
- utilise
- utilize
verb get pleasure fromSynonymsRelated Wordsverb have for one's benefitRelated WordsAntonymsverb take delight inSynonymsRelated Words- have a ball
- have a good time
- wallow
- live it up
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