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en·joy
(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.
Idiom: To have a pleasurable or satisfactory time.
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.
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en•joy•a•ble
(ɛnˈdʒɔɪ ə bəl)adj.
giving or capable of giving enjoyment.
[1635–45]
en•joy′a•ble•ness, n.
en•joy′a•bly, adv.
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Adj. 1. enjoyable - affording satisfaction or pleasure; "the company was enjoyable"; "found her praise gratifying"; "full of happiness and pleasurable excitement"; "good printing makes a book more pleasurable to read"
pleasant - affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings; "we had a pleasant evening together"; "a pleasant scene"; "pleasant sensations"
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enjoyable
adjective pleasurable, good, great, fine, pleasing, nice, satisfying, lovely, entertaining, pleasant, amusing, delicious, delightful, gratifying, agreeable, delectable, to your liking the most enjoyable part of the holiday
offensive, unpleasant, unsavoury, obnoxious, despicable, displeasing, disagreeable, hateful, repugnant, loathsome, unsatisfying, unenjoyable
offensive, unpleasant, unsavoury, obnoxious, despicable, displeasing, disagreeable, hateful, repugnant, loathsome, unsatisfying, unenjoyable
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enjoyable
adjectiveAffording enjoyment:
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Translations
příjemný
behageligmorsom
nautittava
zabavan
ánægjulegur
楽しい
즐길 수 있는
prijeten
trevlig
ที่สนุกสนาน
thú vị
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enjoyable
[ɪnˈdʒɔɪəbəl] adj [experience, activity] → agréable ; [day, evening] → agréable ; [film] → divertissant(e); [book] → agréable à lireCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
enjoyable
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enjoy
(inˈdʒoi) verb1. to find pleasure in. He enjoyed the meal. geniet يَسْتَمْتِع بِ наслаждавам се gostar mít požitek (z), užít si genießen nyde απολαμβάνω, χαίρομαι apreciar, disfrutar nautima لذت بردن nauttia aimer לֵהֶנוֹת, , לְהֵינוֹת रस लेना uživati élvez menikmati njóta gradire molto, trarre diletto da 楽しむ 즐기다 džiaugtis, patirti malonumą gūt prieku; baudīt menikmati genieten van nyte, like; more seg cieszyć się, czerpać zadowolenie z خوښى كول، خونداخيستل، مزې كول، حظ اخيستل gostar a(‐i) plăcea наслаждаться mať pôžitok (z) uživati uživati njuta av, tycka om เพลิดเพลินกับ hoşlanmak, zevk almak 享受 мати задоволення لطف اندوز ہونا thích thú 享受
2. to experience; to be in the habit of having (especially a benefit). he enjoyed good health all his life. ondervind يَنْعَمُ بِ изпитвам gozar těšit se (z) sich erfreuen nyde; nyde godt af έχω disfrutar, gozar olema برخوردار بودن saada nauttia jstk jouir (de) לֵהֶנוֹת, , לְהֵינוֹת अनुभव करना biti izvrsna zdravlja bír mengalami búa við, eiga að fagna, njóta godere di 持っている 향유하다 turėti, naudotis būt veselam gembira genieten nyte, glede seg over cieszyć się درلودل gozar a se bucura de обладать tešiť sa uživati, biti (zdrav) imati åtnjuta, ha มีนิสัย keyfini sürmek, mutluluğunu duymak 經歷 мати کسی حالت یا کیفیت سے گزرنا có được 经历
enˈjoyable adjectivean enjoyable book; That was most enjoyable. aangenaam, genotvol مُمْتِع приятен agradável příjemný erfreulich morsom απολαυστικός agradable nauditav دلپذیر nautinnollinen agréable מהנה आनन्दायक zabavan élvezetes menyenangkan ánægjulegur piacevole 楽しい 즐거운 malonus, teikiantis malonumą patīkams; iepriecinošs menyeronokkan plezierig morsom, hyggelig przyjemny خوند اخیستل agradável agreabil приятный príjemný prijeten prijatan njutbar, trevlig, underhållande เพลิดเพลิน hoş, zevkli 愉快的 втішний, приємний پر لطف thú vị 愉快的
enˈjoyment nounthe enjoyment of life. genot, vermaak مُتْعَه، تَمَتُّع удоволствие gozo radost der Genuß glæde; fornøjelse απόλαυση placer, goce nauding لذت؛ برخورداری nautinto plaisir הנאה सुख, मजा, भोग užitak élvezet kesenangan nautn, ánægja piacere, diletto 楽しみ 즐거움 malonumas, naudojimasis prieks; bauda keseronokan plezier nytelse, glede, fornøyelse radość مزې، چړچې، سات تېرى gozo plăcere наслаждение radosť uživanje užitak njutning, nöje, glädje[ämne] ความเพลิดเพลิน zevk, hoşlanma 歡樂 втіха, задоволення لطف sự tận hưởng 欢乐
enjoy oneself to experience pleasure or happiness. She enjoyed herself at the party. plesier hê; van iets geniet يَقْضي وَقْتا مُمْتِعا забавлявам се divertir-se bavit se sich amüsieren more sig διασκεδάζω divertirse lõbusalt aega veetma خوش گذراندن nauttia olostaan amuser לֵהֶנוֹת, , לְהֵינוֹת मजे लेना uživati, zabaviti se jól érzi magát bersenang-senang njóta sína, vera glaður divertirsi 楽しむ 즐기다 gerai praleisti laiką, linksmintis priecāties; izklaidēties seronok zich vermaken more seg, ha det hyggelig dobrze się bawić عیاشی divertir-se a se distra хорошо проводить время cítiť sa dobre zabavati se uživati roa sig, ha roligt (trevligt) เพลิดเพลิน eğlenmek, zevk almak 過得快活 отримувати задоволення لطف محسوس کرنا vui thích 过得快活
enjoy must be followed by an object: He enjoys reading / We enjoyed ourselves .
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→ مـُمْتِع příjemný behagelig erfreulich απολαυστικός ameno nautittava appréciable zabavan divertente 楽しい 즐길 수 있는 plezierig underholdende przemiły agradável приятный trevlig ที่สนุกสนาน zevkli thú vị 令人愉快的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009