Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense enjoys, present participle enjoying, past tense, past participle enjoyed
1. verb
If you enjoy something, you find pleasure and satisfaction in doing it or experiencing it.
Ross had always enjoyed the company of women. [VERB noun]
He was a guy who enjoyed life to the full. [VERB noun/-ing]
I enjoyed playing cricket. [VERB verb-ing]
2. verb
If you enjoyyourself, you do something that you like doing or you take pleasure in the situation that you are in.
I must say I am really enjoying myself at the moment. [VERB pronoun-reflexive]
3. verb
If you enjoy something such as a right, benefit, or privilege, you have it.
[formal]
The average German will enjoy 40 days' paid holiday this year. [VERB noun]
He enjoys a reputation for honesty. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: have, use, own, experience More Synonyms of enjoy
More Synonyms of enjoy
enjoy in British English
(ɪnˈdʒɔɪ)
verb(transitive)
1.
to receive pleasure from; take joy in
2.
to have the benefit of; use with satisfaction
3.
to have as a condition; experience
the land enjoyed a summer of rain
4. archaic
to have sexual intercourse with
5. enjoy oneself
Derived forms
enjoyable (enˈjoyable)
adjective
enjoyableness (enˈjoyableness)
noun
enjoyably (enˈjoyably)
adverb
enjoyer (enˈjoyer)
noun
Word origin
C14: from Old French enjoir, from en-1 + joir to find pleasure in, from Latin gaudēre to rejoice
enjoy in American English
(ɛnˈdʒɔɪ; ɪnˈdʒɔɪ)
verb transitive
1.
to have or experience with joy; get pleasure from; relish
2.
to have the use or benefit of; have as one's lot or advantage
the book enjoyed large sales
Idioms:
enjoy oneself
Word origin
ME enjoien < OFr enjoir < en-, in + joir, to rejoice < L gaudere, to be glad: see joy
Examples of 'enjoy' in a sentence
enjoy
These assets must be protected for future generations to enjoy and benefit from.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Fingers crossed the couple will enjoy many more holidays together after this.
The Sun (2017)
It has to offer you good experience and be something you enjoy and find fulfilling.
The Sun (2016)
It was the simple idea to allow people of that age to go into hospitals and enjoy the experience.
The Sun (2016)
And he always enjoyed a challenge.
The Sun (2017)
You enjoy the company of others, but also need time alone.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
And besides, we always end up enjoying the show anyway.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I was indeed enjoying my own company.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Let them give him a Champions League for it so he can enjoy it and take it home.
The Sun (2016)
You have to feel for him as well as enjoying his company.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
We get on so well and want to enjoy this fantastic experience.
The Sun (2015)
You would really enjoy and benefit from this program.
Christianity Today (2000)
Why starve herself to look thin in pictures that she does not appear to enjoy having taken?
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It is to be enjoyed like a holiday trip.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Hawker has always enjoyed the great outdoors.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
He enjoyed the company of his conquests and relished the flattery.
The Sun (2010)
Not the sort of golfing experience he enjoys.
The Sun (2011)
By using liquid peat or moor you can enjoy the health benefits at home.
Chaitow, Leon Body Odour (1994)
Sometimes enjoying yourself takes a bit of work.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
He aims to buy properties and enjoy a holiday.
The Sun (2014)
Letting people pay at the door shows the world people want to be there enjoying the experience.
The Sun (2012)
But it is possible to enjoy your holiday without piling the pounds.
The Sun (2008)
But he told me to enjoy the experience.
The Sun (2011)
The bad news is that you might have to wait a few years before enjoying the full benefits.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
So what is fair about those on benefits enjoying a bigger rise in income than those in work?
The Sun (2012)
Take time to enjoy the sensation.
Hambly, Dr Kenneth Banish Anxiety - how to stop worrying and take charge of your life (1991)
Learn to enjoy your own company.
Vera Peiffer POSITIVE THINKING: Everything you have always known about positive thinking but wereafraid to put into practice (2001)
But Ireland have always enjoyed upsetting the odds.
The Sun (2012)
I have always enjoyed being single and independent.
The Sun (2013)
Quotations
Make hay while the sun shines
In other languages
enjoy
British English: enjoy /ɪnˈdʒɔɪ/ VERB
If you enjoy something, it gives you pleasure and satisfaction.
I enjoy playing cricket.
American English: enjoy
Arabic: يَسْتَمْتِعُ بِ
Brazilian Portuguese: curtir divertir
Chinese: 享受
Croatian: uživati
Czech: užívat si
Danish: nyde
Dutch: genieten
European Spanish: disfrutar
Finnish: nauttia
French: apprécier
German: genießen
Greek: απολαμβάνω
Italian: divertirsi
Japanese: 楽しむ
Korean: 즐기다
Norwegian: nyte
Polish: ucieszyć się
European Portuguese: desfrutar divertir
Romanian: a se bucura
Russian: получать удовольствие (от чего-либо)
Latin American Spanish: disfrutar
Swedish: ha roligt
Thai: สนุกสนาน
Turkish: hoşlanmak
Ukrainian: насолоджуватися
Vietnamese: vui thích
All related terms of 'enjoy'
re-enjoy
to enjoy again
enjoy music
Music is the pattern of sounds produced by people singing or playing instruments.
enjoy freedom
Freedom is the state of being allowed to do what you want to do. Freedoms are instances of this.
enjoy growth
The growth of something such as an industry, organization, or idea is its development in size, wealth , or importance .
enjoy success
Someone or something that is a success achieves a high position, makes a lot of money, or is admired a great deal .
enjoy oneself
to have a good time
enjoy a game
A game is an activity or sport usually involving skill , knowledge , or chance , in which you follow fixed rules and try to win against an opponent or to solve a puzzle .
enjoy protection
To give or be protection against something unpleasant means to prevent people or things from being harmed or damaged by it.
enjoy a challenge
A challenge is something new and difficult which requires great effort and determination .
enjoy an advantage
An advantage is something that puts you in a better position than other people.
enjoy a privilege
A privilege is a special right or advantage that only one person or group has.
enjoy a relationship
The relationship between two people or groups is the way in which they feel and behave towards each other.
Chinese translation of 'enjoy'
enjoy
(ɪnˈdʒɔɪ)
vt
(= take pleasure in)[life, marriage]享受 ... 的乐(樂)趣 (xiǎngshòu ... de lèqù)
(frm, = have benefit of)[good health, privilege]享有 (xiǎngyǒu)
to enjoy doing sth (= like doing) 喜欢(歡)做某事 (xǐhuān zuò mǒushì)
to enjoy o.s.过(過)得快活 (guò de kuàihuó)
enjoy your meal!吃好！ (chīhǎo!)
1 (verb)
Definition
to receive pleasure from
He enjoys playing cricket.
Synonyms
take pleasure in or from
like
He likes baseball.
love
We loved the food so much, especially the fish dishes.
appreciate
Anyone can appreciate our music.
relish
He ate quietly, relishing his meal.
delight in
revel in
be pleased with
be fond of
be keen on
rejoice in
be entertained by
find pleasure in
find satisfaction in
take joy in
Njoy (textmessaging)
Opposites
hate
,
dislike
,
loathe
,
despise
,
detest
,
abhor
,
have no taste or stomach for
2 (verb)
Definition
to have or experience (something, esp. something good)
The average German will enjoy 40 days' paid holiday this year.
Synonyms
have
I want to have my own business.
use
own
Her parents own a local café.
experience
couples who have experienced the trauma of divorce
possess
individuals who possess the qualities of sense and discretion
have the benefit of
reap the benefits of
have the use of
be blessed or favoured with
Njoy (textmessaging)
phrasal verb
See enjoy yourself
proverb
Make hay while the sun shines
Additional synonyms
in the sense of appreciate
Definition
to value highly
Anyone can appreciate our music.
Synonyms
enjoy,
like,
value,
regard,
respect,
prize,
admire,
treasure,
esteem,
relish,
cherish,
savour,
rate highly
in the sense of experience
Definition
to be moved by
couples who have experienced the trauma of divorce