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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishenjoyen, fromOld Frenchenjoier,anjoier,enjoer(“to give joy, receive with joy, rejoice”), equivalent toen- +‎joy.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɪnˈd͡ʒɔɪ/,/ənˈd͡ʒɔɪ/,/ɛnˈd͡ʒɔɪ/
  • Audio(US):(file)
  • Hyphenation:en‧joy
  • Rhymes:-ɔɪ

Verb

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enjoy (third-person singular simple presentenjoys,present participleenjoying,simple past and past participleenjoyed)

  1. (transitive) Toreceivepleasure orsatisfaction from something.
    Enjoy your holidays!   Ivery muchenjoy dancing.
    • 1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XLVI”, inIn Memoriam, London:Edward Moxon, […],→OCLC,page69:
      And we shall sit at endless feast,
      ⁠Enjoying each the other’s good;
      ⁠What vaster dream can hit the mood
      Of Love on earth?
    • 2013 July-August,Henry Petroski, “Geothermal Energy”, inAmerican Scientist, volume101, number 4:
      Energy has seldom been found where we need it when we want it. Ancient nomads, wishing to ward off the evening chill andenjoy a meal around a campfire, had to collect wood and then spend time and effort coaxing the heat of friction out from between sticks to kindle a flame. With more settled people, animals were harnessed to capstans or caged in treadmills to turn grist into meal.
  2. (transitive) To have theuse orbenefit of something.
    Synonym:rejoice in
    I plan to go travelling while I stillenjoy good health.
    • 1611,The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […],→OCLC,Numbers36:8:
      that the children of Israel mayenjoy every man the inheritance of his fathers
    • 1922,Agatha Christie, “Chapter 17”, inThe Secret Adversary:
      Night and day were the same in this prison room, but Tommy's wrist-watch, whichenjoyed a certain degree of accuracy, informed him that it was nine o'clock in the evening.
    • 1988, Harry G Frankfurt,The importance of what we care about: philosophical essays:
      This account fails to provide any basis for doubting that animals of subhuman speciesenjoy the freedom it defines.
    • 2008, Jonathan Borwein, David Bailey,Mathematics by Experiment:
      The Indo-Arabic system was introduced into Europe in 1000 CE, but due to resistance from several quarters, centuries elapsed before it finallyenjoyed widespread use.
  3. (intransitive, India) To besatisfied orreceivepleasure.
    Ienjoyed a lot.
  4. (transitive) To havesexual intercourse with.
    • 1667,John Milton, “Book IX”, inParadise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […];[a]nd by Robert Boulter […];[a]nd Matthias Walker, […],→OCLC; republished asParadise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […],1873,→OCLC:
      Never did thy Beautie[…]so enflame my sense With ardor toenjoy thee.

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Translations

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to receive pleasure or satisfaction from something
to have the use or benefit of something
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