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WordReference Random House Learner’s Dictionary of American English © 2023
en•joy /ɛnˈdʒɔɪ/USA pronunciation
v.
- to take pleasure in;
experience with joy: [~ + object]The audience enjoyed the new opera.[~ + verb-ing]I enjoy walking from the train to school. - [~ + object] to have the benefit of;
have and use with satisfaction: They enjoy one of the world’s highest standards of living. - [Informal.]to enjoy oneself:[no object* often in a suggestion]Here’s your dinner; enjoy!
Idioms
- Idioms enjoy oneself, to experience pleasure;
have a good time;
have fun:Did you enjoy yourself at the party?
- enjoy is a verb, enjoyable is an adjective, enjoyment is a noun:I enjoy old movies. Those days at the beach were enjoyable times. We shared a lot of enjoyment back then.
- The verb enjoy usually takes an object, except for the very informal use of definition 3, where it is often used as a request or suggestion; for this meaning, enjoy yourself is still more usual. Note also that enjoy may be followed by the -ing form of a verb:I enjoy hiking/running/walking, but not by the infinitive, or to + verb form. It differs therefore from like, a verb with similar meaning, which may take either the -ing form or the to + verb form.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2023
en•joy
(en joi′),USA pronunciation v.t.
- 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.
- Old French enjoier to give joy to. See en—1, joy
- Middle English enjoyen to make joyful 1350–1400
en•joy′er, n.
en•joy′ing•ly, adv.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged appreciate, fancy, relish, savor.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged possess, own.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
enjoy /ɪnˈdʒɔɪ/ vb (transitive)
- 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
- enjoy oneself ⇒ to have a good time
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French enjoir, from en-1 + joir to find pleasure in, from Latin gaudēre to rejoice
enˈjoyable adj enˈjoyableness n enˈjoyably adv enˈjoyer n
‘enjoy‘ also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Relax and enjoy the view.
He always enjoys a good laugh.
No one enjoys being teased.
She enjoyed great success in her new business.
The show enjoyed a brief surge of popularity.
They enjoyed a large income from their investments.
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Chapter 4 distills physical and mechanized antagonism to an abstraction that allows audiences to enjoy the mayhem without feeling the threat of reality and death.
—Armond White, National Review, 24 Mar. 2023
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You can get lost in the woods by yourself (and enjoy many of its benefits), but there’s something especially restorative about sharing the experience with others.
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English enjoien, from Anglo-French enjoir, enjoier to gladden, enjoy, from en- + joie joy
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
Time Traveler
The first known use of enjoy was
in the 15th century
Dictionary Entries Near enjoy
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“Enjoy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enjoy. Accessed 14 Apr. 2023.
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наслаждаться, пользоваться, обладать, получать удовольствие
глагол ↓
- любить (что-л.), получать удовольствие (от чего-л.)
to enjoy music [poetry] — любить музыку [поэзию] 
- тж. refl наслаждаться (чем-л.); веселиться, хорошо проводить время
did you enjoy your holiday? — вы хорошо провели отпуск?
did you enjoy the film? — вам понравился этот фильм?
to enjoy one’s meal — есть с аппетитом
he enjoyed himself in the Crimea — он весело провёл время в Крыму
- пользоваться, обладать, иметь
to enjoy good [bad] health — иметь хорошее [плохое] здоровье, отличаться хорошим [плохим] здоровьем
to enjoy a good reputation — пользоваться доброй славой
to enjoy diplomatic privileges — пользоваться дипломатическими привилегиями
to enjoy rights — обладать правами
- улучшаться, усовершенствоваться
automobile manufacturers enjoyed a six-percent rise in sales over the past year — за прошлый год производители автомобилей увеличили продажу машин на 6%
- обладать (женщиной)
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Словосочетания
an insatiate avarice that impels him to work incessantly for a fortune that he will never have time to enjoy — неутолимая алчность, что побуждает его непрерывно работать ради состояния, насладиться которым у него никогда не будет времени
to enjoy bliss — блаженствовать, пребывать в состоянии блаженства
to enjoy / have smb.’s confidence — пользоваться чьим-л. доверием
to enjoy / have / hold a distinction — иметь отличительный признак, отличаться чем-л.
to enjoy smth. enormously / greatly / immensely / very much — получать большое удовольствие от чего-л.
to enjoy good (poor) health — отличаться хорошим (плохим) здоровьем
to enjoy good health — быть в добром здравии
to enjoy immunities — пользоваться привилегиями
to enjoy (a) luxury — получать удовольствие, наслаждаться
to enjoy the luxury of a hot bath — наслаждаться горячей ванной
to enjoy a persistent superiority — удерживать постоянное превосходство
Примеры с переводом
Relax and enjoy the view.
Расслабься и наслаждайся видом.
Do you enjoy your job?
Вам нравится ваша работа?
Do you enjoy opera?
Вы любите оперу?
I enjoyed every minute of it.
Я наслаждалась каждой его минутой.
I enjoy theater and swimming.
Я люблю театр и плавать. / Я получаю удовольствие от театра и плавания.
Ross had always enjoyed the company of women.
Росс всегда любил общество женщин.
Sandra enjoys her job in the city.
Сандре очень нравится её работа в городе.
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Примеры, ожидающие перевода
The countryside is there for everyone to enjoy. 
…let’s enjoy our mint juleps out on the piazza…
Good training will give a beginner the confidence to enjoy skiing.
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Возможные однокоренные слова
enjoyable — приятный, доставляющий удовольствие
enjoyment — наслаждение, удовольствие, обладание, использование
Формы слова
verb
I/you/we/they: enjoy
he/she/it: enjoys
ing ф. (present participle): enjoying
2-я ф. (past tense): enjoyed
3-я ф. (past participle): enjoyed