Meaning of enjoy in English

I'm ready to go home now but I don't want to drag you away if you're enjoying yourself.
The beer festival was a huge open-air event with music, stalls and everyone enjoying themselves.
Time passes so quickly when you're enjoying yourself.
Don't be spoilsport - let the children enjoy themselves a little!
We all enjoyed ourselves tremendously at the party.

enjoy! informal

something you say to someone when you have given that person something and you want them to enjoy it:

Here are your drinks. Enjoy!

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I used to enjoy going to the theater, but I don't get much opportunity now.
After a hard day's work I enjoy a beer or two.
"It was very kind of you to look after the baby all day." "Oh, it was nothing, I enjoyed it."
I enjoyed my course at first, but after a time I got bored with it.
The whole family was enjoying a leisurely stroll in the sunshine.

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enjoy verb [T] (GOOD THING)

to have something good or lucky:

Even though he's 86, he enjoys excellent health.

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Grammar

Enjoy

The regular verb enjoy means ‘get pleasure from something’. It usually has an object: …

(Definition of enjoy from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

enjoy | Intermediate English

enjoy

verb [ T ]

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/ɪnˈdʒɔɪ/

enjoy verb [T] (LIKE TO DO)

to feel happy because of doing or experiencing something:

We enjoyed the scenery.

I enjoyed your book very much.

Enjoy your weekend.

She liked her job because she enjoyed meeting people.

To enjoy yourself is to feel happy because of a situation or an event in which you took part:

I really enjoyed myself last night.

enjoy verb [T] (BENEFIT)

to have the benefit of something:

The schools here enjoy strong community support.

She enjoyed good health well into her 90s.

(Definition of enjoy from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of enjoy

enjoy

He was just someone that you enjoyed being around.

From The Seattle Times

How blessed we were to enjoy his talent.

From NPR

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Their top priority seems to be enjoying their life together.

From Philly.com

Please be respectful to the places you enjoy.

From NBCNews.com

In fact, unless they are experts, they enjoy more expensive wine slightly less.

From New York Post

Just enjoy it and get on with the fun of nightlife.

From Huffington Post

Because maybe you don't have to be from a particular place to enjoy -- and share -- its music.

From NPR

She did not enjoy visitors, or people of any kind, really.