/ɪnˈdʒɔɪ/
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
Examples
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"Enjoy" means to get pleasure from something.
reading .
"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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(1)Grammar articles
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Ellipsis and substitution in English: I think so, neither do I, and the words you are allowed to leave out
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Participle clauses in English: -ing and -ed clauses, and the dangling participle trap
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Present simple tense: rules, examples and when to use it
Reflexive and reciprocal pronouns in English: myself, yourself, each other, and when English does not bother
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