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Definition of "enjoy" []

  • To receive pleasure or satisfaction from. (verb-transitive)
  • To have the use or benefit of: enjoys good health. (verb-transitive)
  • To have a pleasurable or satisfactory time. (verb-intransitive)
  • Enjoy oneself To have a pleasurable or satisfactory time. (phrasal-verb)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "enjoy" in a sentence
  • "Congratulations to all the winners … enjoy ~enjoy ~ enjoy: ~)"
  • "SO OFTEN, SADLY, WE do not associate the word enjoy with God."
  • "The word "enjoy" is important because anyone can take on extra jobs and then rush through their housework and make it look like they are coping."