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enjoy(dictionary)

enjoy (iou)



enjoy verb. LME.

verb intrans.
a. Be in a state of joy; rejoice. LME-M16.
b. Enjoy oneself. Only in imper. Orig. N. Amer. M20.
verb trans. Take delight or pleasure in; have, use, or experience with delight. LME.
E. M. Forster Don't pretend you enjoyed lunch, for you loathed it.
b. Have sexual intercourse with (usu. a woman). M16.
verb trans. Have the use or benefit of (something pleasant or advantageous). LME.
I. Murdoch A guest bedroom, which also enjoyed a view of the lawn.
b. Experience. L16.
H. Venn At best, she enjoys poor health.
verb trans. Make happy, give pleasure to. L15-E17.
refl. Have a pleasant or delightful time. M17.
Oxford English Dictionary He is enjoying himself at the seaside.
enjoya'bility noun the quality of being enjoyable; the degree to which something is enjoyable: L20.
enjoyable adjective able to be enjoyed; delightful: M17.
enjoyableness noun M19.
enjoyably adverb L19.
enjoyer noun L16.
enjoyingly adverb (rare) with enjoyment. M19.