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Congratulations to all the winners … enjoy ~enjoy ~ enjoy: ~) ❋ Unknown (2010)

SO OFTEN, SADLY, WE do not associate the word enjoy with God. ❋ Ruth Graham (2009)

The word «enjoy» is important because anyone can take on extra jobs and then rush through their housework and make it look like they are coping. ❋ Unknown (2007)

And Bob and uh others … I was pointing a usage of the word enjoy in a specific way … made possible by todays culture of «enjoy» that is distinctly different from the way the Westminster catechesim uses the word. ❋ Unknown (2009)

My voice will not be hear at LASA, which sent me an official invitation, and I will have to enjoy from a distance the appearance of my book Management and Development of Contents With WordPress. ❋ Yoani Sanchez (2010)

The world’s wild places were for me to enjoy from the comfort of my own home, nothing more. ❋ Alastair Humphreys (2010)

The only kind of cornbread I enjoy is the sweet kind, unless the cornbread is soaking up chili. ❋ Homesick Texan (2009)

If in life, a situation in a place, which I enjoy, is being negatively impacted and disrupting a sense of decorum or well being for me, work at trying to change it to restore a place of contentment. ❋ Unknown (2009)

So once again … enjoy your miserable corporatist party. ❋ Unknown (2010)

June 19th, 2010 at 9: 22 pm you know … i loved her movies, they were just. .sit & relax and in enjoy a cute chick flick. i hope shes just kidding. and i love her tweets. .there so random but they get a good laugh from me. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But one thing that conservatives do enjoy is praising those who wish to execute gays. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Although it might not make for as much war porn for you to enjoy from a safe 10,000 miles away, what you call “fighting with one arm tied behind its back,” and what the rest of the world calls “adhering to the laws and customs of war” is better for the well-being of Israel. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Reading subjects you enjoy is also great. .there are so many wonderful French publications o gardening, lifestyle, art. nature ect .. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Many people enjoy [sex], [drugs], and [alcohol]. ❋ Konrad (2004)

«There’s a huge party tonight. [Will you] be enjoying?»
«[Oh yes]. I am going to get [wasted]!» ❋ Brosti (2005)

[Roxie]: I enjoy enjoy school in [abnormal] amounts.
Flower-Man: Wow, [you’re weird]. ❋ Blink182rox(ie) (2010)

[Roxie]: I enjoy enjoy school in [abnormal] amounts…
Flower-Man: [Ok]! ❋ Sbrinkles (2010)

«I’m watching [a bear] [documentary].»
«Enjoy» ❋ _starter (2020)

Me: I got a [white panda] [deck] for [my Birthday]
Friend: That’s pretty sweet man, I cracked my (Element)fiberlight today.
Me: That sucks ❋ It Wont Let Me Pick My Name (2005)

I [enjoy that] [shirt] ❋ Xoxom (2015)

If everyone could stop [stressing] so much and just [enjoi] life, enjoi friends, and enjoi [family]. ❋ David Michael Malloy (2006)

That bird just [pooed on] you, enjoy.
You have to [baby sit] your [little brother] this weekend so you can’t go out to that party, enjoy. ❋ Cookiesareamazing (2009)

Mark says he is going to a club tonight. [Brad] says enjoy it.
[Stephen] is going to have friends over but his friend can’t go. His friend says enjoy it Stephen. (being a [complete dick] about it) ❋ Kames (2006)

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Other forms: enjoyed; enjoying; enjoys

To enjoy something is to take delight or pleasure in something: to have fun doing it. Whatever you like or love, you enjoy.

Saying you enjoy something is a major compliment: it means you like it, and it makes you happy. Some people enjoy sports; others enjoy music. TV, movies, books, video games, sunny days, pets, and exercise are enjoyed by many people. Different people enjoy different things. We can also talk about enjoying as a type of advantage. A tall boxer enjoys an advantage because he has a longer reach than a short boxer.

Definitions of enjoy

verb

derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
verb

have for one’s benefit

“The industry
enjoyed a boom”

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Albanian: gëzoj (sq)
American Sign Language: OpenB@Chest-PalmBack-OpenB@Trunk-PalmBack RoundSurface-RoundSurface
Arabic: اِسْتَمْتَعَ‎ (istamtaʕa), تَمَتَّعَ‎ (tamattaʕa), اِنْبَسَطَ‎ (inbasaṭa)
Armenian: please add this translation if you can
Azerbaijani: həzz almaq
Basque: gozatu
Belarusian: насало́джвацца impf (nasalódžvacca), це́шыцца impf (cjéšycca), наце́шыцца pf (nacjéšycca)
Breton: bourrañ (br)
Bulgarian: ра́двам се (bg) impf (rádvam se), изпи́твам удово́лствие impf (izpítvam udovólstvie), наслаждавам се impf (naslaždavam se), наслади́ се pf (nasladí se)
Catalan: gaudir (ca)
Chinese:

Cantonese: 享受 (hoeng² sau⁶)

Mandarin: 欣賞／欣赏 (zh) (xīnshǎng), 喜愛／喜爱 (zh) (xǐ’ài), 享受 (zh) (xiǎngshòu)
Corsican: goda (co)
Czech: bavit se (cs) impf, těšit se (cs) impf
Dalmatian: gaudar
Danish: nyde (da)
Dutch: genieten van
Esperanto: ĝui
Estonian: nautima
Finnish: nauttia (fi)
French: (with a noun) profiter de, jouir de, (with a verb) apprécier, prendre plaisir (fr)
Friulian: gjoldi
Galician: gozar (gl), desfrutar
Georgian: please add this translation if you can
German: genießen (de), sich erfreuen an (de)
Gothic: 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐍄𐌰𐌽 (niutan)
Greek: απολαμβάνω (el) (apolamváno)

Ancient: τέρπομαι (térpomai)
Hebrew: נֶהֱנָה‎ (he) (nehená)
Hindi: आनंद लेना (ānand lenā), मज़े लेना (maze lenā), उपभोग करना (upbhog karnā)
Hungarian: élvez (hu), szeret (hu)
Icelandic: njóta (is)
Ido: juar (io)
Irish: bain sult as, bain taitneamh as, bain spórt as
Istriot: guodi
Italian: godere (it), fare con piacere (it), gioire (it), divertirsi (it)
Japanese: 楽しむ (ja) (たのしむ, tanoshimu)
Khmer: រីករាយ (km) (riik riəy)
Korean: 즐기다 (ko) (jeulgida)
Ladin: goder
Latin: fruor
Latvian: please add this translation if you can
Lithuanian: please add this translation if you can
Lombard: godè (lmo), gudè, god (lmo)
Luxembourgish: genéissen
Maltese: igawdu
Maori: hākinakina
Mongolian: please add this translation if you can
Neapolitan: gudè
Ngazidja Comorian: hula
Norman: joui (Jersey)
Norwegian: nyte (no)
Occitan: gaudir (oc), gausir (oc)
Old English: brūcan
Old Norse: njóta
Persian: لذت بردن‎ (fa) (lezzat bordan)
Polish: cieszyć się (pl) impf, pocieszyć się (pl) pf, podobać się impf (roughly), spodobać się (roughly)
Portuguese: aproveitar (pt), desfrutar (pt), gozar (pt), curtir (pt), apreciar (pt)
Quechua: achiy
Romanian: savura (ro), bucura (ro), distra (ro)
Romansch: giudair, guder, giuder, galdeir, giodair
Russian: наслажда́ться (ru) impf (naslaždátʹsja), наслади́ться (ru) pf (nasladítʹsja), получа́ть удово́льствие impf (polučátʹ udovólʹstvije), получи́ть удово́льствие pf (polučítʹ udovólʹstvije)
Sanskrit: भुनक्ति (sa) (bhunakti), उच्यति (sa) (ucyati), जुषते (sa) (juṣate)
Sardinian: godire, gudire, bodire, gosae, gosai, gosare
Scottish Gaelic: còrd ri, meal, gabh tlachd ann
Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic: ужи́вати, густирати

Roman: užívati (sh), gustirati (sh)
Sicilian: gòdiri (scn), còliri (scn)
Slovak: tešiť sa impf, baviť sa impf
Slovene: uživati
Spanish: disfrutar (es), gozar (es)
Swedish: tycka om (sv), njuta (sv)
Thai: เพลิดเพลิน (th) (plə̂ət-pləən)
Tocharian B: winā-ññ-
Turkish: zevk almak, haz almak (tr), eylenmek, eğlenmek (tr)
Ukrainian: насоло́джуватися impf (nasolódžuvatysja), насолоди́тися pf (nasolodýtysja), усоло́джуватися impf (usolódžuvatysja), усолоди́тися pf (usolodýtysja), ті́шитися (uk) impf (tíšytysja), наті́шитися pf (natíšytysja), зазнава́ти насоло́ди impf (zaznaváty nasolódy), зазна́ти насоло́ди pf (zaznáty nasolódy)
Venetian: goder, godar
Vietnamese: thưởng thức (vi)
Volapük: juitön (vo)
Welsh: mwynhau (cy)
Yiddish: געניסן‎ (genisn)

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verb (used with object)

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.

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Origin of enjoy

1350–1400; Middle English enjoyen to make joyful <Old French enjoier to give joy to. See en-¹, joy

OTHER WORDS FROM enjoy

en·joy·er, nounen·joy·ing·ly, adverbpre·en·joy, verb (used with object)re·en·joy, verb (used with object)

un·en·joyed, adjectiveun·en·joy·ing, adjectiveun·en·joy·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby enjoy

enisle, Eniwetok, enjambment, enjoin, enjoinder, enjoy, enjoyable, enjoyment, enkephalin, Enki, Enkidu

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Words related to enjoy

appreciate, like, love, relish, revel in, savor, boast, experience, have, hold, maintain, own, retain, use, adore, dig, fancy, go, mind, command

How to use enjoy in a sentence

When asked why they like TikTok, platform users say they enjoy watching someone else’s videos, liking content, and following other users.
Keen political observers will quickly point out that polling in 2016 also showed Clinton with wider leads right before the election than she actually enjoyed.
We spend a lot of time on our phones, so finding time-saving shortcuts can help us get more stuff done or free up some precious minutes to enjoy anything that doesn’t require staring at a screen.
From Luis Aparicio to Albert Pujols, international players have always enjoyed a starring role in Major League Baseball.

Ambar Bhattacharyya, managing director, Maverick VenturesI really enjoyed the book Shoe Dog by Phil Knight.
“Having been a legislator and a mayor, I particularly enjoy being a chief executive,” he said.
Either way, guests seeking a holiday getaway there can also enjoy a tingle of telling truth to power by posting their own reviews.
You may just enjoy the rich, smooth fruit of their labor that little bit more.
Mary Soames is an exception to the rule that gilded offspring endure life rather than enjoy it.
The lads can enjoy a good pop shot, but should a woman come, all hell breaks loose.
She reached forward to it in ecstasy; but she might not enjoy it, save at the price which her conscience exacted.
She made an end of her correspondence, and sat down to a delicious little supper alone; as she best liked to enjoy these treats.
When she got to the cadenza, he laid down his bton, and retired to lean against the door and enjoy it.
They had come down from the kraal to enjoy the sport and get some of the meat, of which they are particularly fond.
On Louis entering his chamber, he sent away Lorenzo; that he, at least, might enjoy the sleep that fled his master’s eyes.

British Dictionary definitions for enjoy

verb (tr)

to receive pleasure from; take joy in

to have the benefit of; use with satisfaction

to have as a condition; experiencethe land enjoyed a summer of rain

archaic to have sexual intercourse with

enjoy oneself to have a good time

Derived forms of enjoy

enjoyable, adjectiveenjoyableness, nounenjoyably, adverbenjoyer, noun

Word Origin for enjoy

C14: from Old French enjoir, from en- 1 + joir to find pleasure in, from Latin gaudēre to rejoice

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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

enjoyable

enjoyment

I enjoy old movies. Those days at the beach were enjoyable times. We shared a lot of enjoyment back then.

enjoy

enjoy yourself

enjoy

-ing

I enjoy hiking/running/walking

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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.

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):

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