enjoy
verb [T] (PLEASURE) /ɪnˈdʒɔɪ/Definition
A1 to get pleasure from something: I really enjoyed that film/book/concert/party/meal. [+ -ing verb] I want to travel because I enjoy meeting people and seeing new places.Taking pleasure in something enjoy yourself A2 to get pleasure from the situation that you are in: I don't think Marie is enjoying herself very much at school. Come on, why aren't you dancing? Enjoy yourselves!Taking pleasure in something enjoy! informal › something you say to someone when you have given them something and you want them to enjoy it: Here are your drinks. Enjoy!InterjectionsSounds used as interjections
(Definition of enjoy verb (PLEASURE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bask in sth phrasal verb
- bask/bathe in reflected glory idiom
- be a glutton for punishment idiom
- be a great one for sth idiom
- be/go into ecstasies about/over sth idiom
- feast your eyes on sth/sb idiom
- gad about/around (somewhere) phrasal verb
- get off on sth phrasal verb
- get over sth/sb phrasal verb
- glory in sth phrasal verb
- have a ball idiom
- have a field day idiom
- have a rare old time idiom
- live it up idiom
- luxuriate in sth phrasal verb
- masochism noun
- perk (sb) up phrasal verb
- relish verb
- slaver verb
- soak sth up phrasal verb (EXPERIENCE)
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Taking pleasure in something
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