enjoy
/ɛnˈd͡ʒɔɪ/verb2 syllables
Enjoy means: derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in.
Synonyms for enjoy16
verb, as in derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
verb, as in take delight in
verb, as in get pleasure from
Opposites of enjoy
What does enjoy mean?5
verb
1
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in“She relished her fame and basked in her glory”
2
take delight in“he delights in his granddaughter”
3
get pleasure from“I love cooking”
4
have benefit from“enjoy privileges”
5
have for one's benefit“The industry enjoyed a boom”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with enjoy?16
three syllables
Enjoy in a sentence
- There are some people who enjoy work - in fact, they love to work.unknown
- Thanks to television, we can enjoy watching baseball games in our rooms.CK
- When the boys go camping, they enjoy living in a primitive way.CM
- But it's a typical savannah country, and we enjoy cooler temperatures.Barbiche0
- We have a long and cold winter, but we know how to enjoy it.CK
- If you enjoy the work you do, you have something worth more than money.CK
- Everyone has a right to enjoy his liberty, much more his life.unknown
- Weather permitting, we will enjoy the beautiful scenery.al_ex_an_der
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Forms of enjoy
as a verb
- past tense
- enjoyed
- present participle
- enjoying
- third-person singular
- enjoys
- past participle
- enjoyed