First Known Use: 15th century
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enjoy
verb en·joy \in-ˈjȯi, en-\
: to take pleasure in (something)
: to have or experience (something good or helpful)
Full Definition of ENJOY
intransitive verb
: to have a good time
transitive verb
1
: to have for one's use, benefit, or lot : experience <enjoyed great success>
2
: to take pleasure or satisfaction in
— en·joy·able \-ə-bəl\ adjective
— en·joy·able·ness noun
— en·joy·ably \-blē\ adverb
— en·joy·er noun
— enjoy oneself
: to have a good time
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Origin of ENJOY
Middle English enjoien, from Anglo-French enjoir, enjoier to gladden, enjoy, from en- + joie joy
Related to ENJOY
- Synonyms
- adore, delight (in), dig, fancy, get off (on), groove (on), like, love, rejoice (in), relish, revel (in), savor (also savour), be partial to, get a kick (or charge) out of, go for, have a soft spot for, take to
Rhymes with ENJOY
ahoy, alloy, annoy, bad boy, ball boy, batboy, B-boy, beachboy, bellboy, bell buoy, best boy, big boy, bok choy, borzoi, boy toy, busboy, callboy, carboy, charpoy, choirboy, convoy, cowboy, decoy, deploy, destroy, doughboy, employ, envoy, flyboy, footboy, Hanoi, hautbois, highboy, homeboy, houseboy, killjoy, Khoikhoi, life buoy, linkboy, lowboy, McCoy, newsboy, old boy, page boy, playboy, plowboy, po'boy, postboy, potboy, Quemoy, Rob Roy, Saint Croix, Savoy, schoolboy, sepoy, stock boy, tallboy, tatsoi, teapoy, Tolstoy, tomboy, travois, viceroy
ENJOYABLY Defined for Kids
enjoy
verb en·joy \in-ˈjȯi\
en·joyeden·joy·ing
Definition of ENJOY for Kids
1
: to get pleasure from <I enjoy camping.>
2
: to have the use or benefit of <We all enjoy good health.>
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