enjoy

  • 31enjoy — verb 1》 take pleasure in. 2》 possess and benefit from: the new generation enjoy better health. Derivatives enjoyer noun Origin ME: from OFr. enjoier give joy to or enjoïr enjoy , both based on L. gaudere rejoice …

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  • 32enjoy — /ɛnˈdʒɔɪ / (say en joy), /ən / (say uhn ) verb (t) 1. to experience with joy; take pleasure in. 2. to have and use with satisfaction; have the benefit of. 3. to find or experience pleasure for (oneself). 4. to undergo (an improvement). 5. to have …

  • 33enjoy — [14] Originally, enjoy was used intransitively in English, rather as in the modern American Yiddish influenced injunction ‘Enjoy!’: ‘Yet he never enjoyed after, but in conclusion pitifully wasted his painful life’, Robert Laneham 1549. However,… …

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  • 34enjoy — verb Etymology: Middle English enjoien, from Anglo French enjoir, enjoier to gladden, enjoy, from en + joie joy Date: 15th century intransitive verb to have a good time transitive verb 1. to have for one s use, benefit, or lot ; experience <&#8230; …

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  • 35enjoy — enjoyer, n. enjoyingly, adv. /en joy /, v.t. 1. to experience with joy; take pleasure in: He enjoys Chinese food. 2. to have and use with satisfaction; have the benefit of: He enjoys an excellent income from his trust funds. 3. to find or&#8230; …

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  • 36enjoy — verb 1) he enjoys playing the piano Syn: like, love, be fond of, be entertained by, take pleasure in, be keen on, delight in, appreciate, relish, revel in, adore, lap up, savor, luxuriate in, bask in; informal get a kick out of, get a thrill out&#8230; …

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  • 37enjoy — verb 1) he enjoys playing the piano Syn: like, be fond of, take pleasure in, be keen on, delight in, relish, revel in, adore, lap up, savour, luxuriate in, bask in; informal get a thrill out of 2) she had always enjoyed good health …

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  • 38enjoy —   Luana, walea, nanea, ho ohoihoi, oli oli, le a.    ♦ To enjoy a life of ease; see taro …

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  • 39Enjoy the Silence — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda «Enjoy the Silence» Sencillo de Depeche Mode del álbum Violator Lado B Memphisto y Sibeling Publicación 5 de febrero de 1990 en Inglater …

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  • 40Enjoy the Silence — Single par Depeche Mode extrait de l’album Violator Face A Enjoy the Silence Face B Memphisto, Sibeling Sortie 5&#160;février&#160;1990 …

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