enjoy
to experience with joy; take pleasure in: He enjoys Chinese food.
to have and use with satisfaction; have the benefit of: He enjoys an excellent income from his trust funds.
to find or experience pleasure for (oneself): She seems to enjoy herself at everything she does.
to undergo (an improvement): Automobile manufacturers have enjoyed a six-percent rise in sales over the past month.
to have intercourse with.
Origin of enjoy
1Other words for enjoy
Other words from enjoy
- en·joy·er, noun
- en·joy·ing·ly, adverb
- pre·en·joy, verb (used with object)
- re·en·joy, verb (used with object)
- un·en·joyed, adjective
- un·en·joy·ing, adjective
- un·en·joy·ing·ly, adverb
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
British Dictionary definitions for enjoy
/ (ɪnˈdʒɔɪ) /
to receive pleasure from; take joy in
to have the benefit of; use with satisfaction
to have as a condition; experience: the land enjoyed a summer of rain
archaic to have sexual intercourse with
enjoy oneself to have a good time
Origin of enjoy
1Derived forms of enjoy
- enjoyable, adjective
- enjoyableness, noun
- enjoyably, adverb
- enjoyer, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse