enjoy
/ɪnˈdʒɔɪ/
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Translation
To get pleasure from something, or to have a good time doing it.
Word origin
From Old French enjoier, meaning to give or feel joy, from Latin gaudere ('to rejoice').
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- enjoier
Grammar
Verb typeregular (enjoy, enjoys, enjoyed)
Examples
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"Enjoy" means to get pleasure from something.
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"Enjoys" is the form used with he, she, or it.
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"Enjoyed" is the past form of "enjoy".
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