enjoy

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verb

en·joy in-ˈjȯi

en-

enjoyed; enjoying; enjoys

Synonyms of enjoy

intransitive verb

: to have a good time

transitive verb

: to have for one's use, benefit, or lot : experience

enjoyed great success

: to take pleasure or satisfaction in

enjoyable

in-ˈjȯi-ə-bəl

en-

adjective

enjoyableness noun

enjoyably

in-ˈjȯi-ə-blē

en-

adverb

enjoyer noun

adjective

en·joy·able -ȯiəbəl

: capable of being enjoyed : being a source of pleasure or enjoyment

an enjoyable afternoon at the seaside

those enjoyable traits of character that make us humanly weak but strongly human

enjoyableness

-bəlnə̇s

noun

plural -es

enjoyably

-blē

-li

adverb

Examples of enjoy in a Sentence

Verb 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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Philan Tam Le enjoyed going on road trips around the country. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Never out of print, continually adapted to stage and screen, in the 1980s Anne was enjoying a surge in popularity unprecedented even in its own successful history. — Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026 The campaign has put pressure on Russian logistics in Crimea, giving Ukrainian forces a degree of battlefield momentum that Kyiv has not enjoyed since its successful counteroffensives around Kherson and Kharkiv in late 2022. — ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026 Instead of thinking too hard about white port, maybe just enjoy it. — Joseph Hernandez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for enjoy

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English enjoien, from Anglo-French enjoir, enjoier to gladden, enjoy, from en- + joie joy

First Known Use

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

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The first known use of enjoy was in the 15th century

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Kids Definition

enjoy

verb

en·joy in-ˈjȯi

: to have or experience as a benefit or for one's use

enjoy great success

enjoying the freedom to pursue one's interests

: to take pleasure from

I didn't enjoy the movie

enjoyable

-ə-bəl

adjective

enjoyableness noun

enjoyably

-blē

adverb

enjoy

verb

adjective

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