enjoy A1 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ɛnˈdʒɔɪ/ UK /ɛnˈd͡ʒɔɪ/ See IPA manual Freq #854 Meanings 1 verb To get pleasure from something. I really enjoy dancing with my friends. 2 verb To have something good, such as good health or a right, and benefit from it. I plan to travel while I still enjoy good health. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to get pleasure from... relishappreciatedelight in Word family Forms enjoyedenjoyingenjoys Derived forms disenjoyenjoyableenjoyeeenjoyerenjoyfulenjoyinglyenjoymentjoyabilityoverenjoyreenjoyunenjoyedunenjoying Common collocations enjoy the weekend Verb + noun enjoy a stay Verb + noun enjoy one's stay Verb + noun enjoy walking Verb + noun Etymology AI details From Middle English enjoyen, from Old French enjoier, anjoier, enjoer (“to give joy, receive with joy, rejoice”), equivalent to en- + joy. enjoyen Middle English enjoier Old French View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # enjoy **Type:** Word **Level:** A1 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɛnˈdʒɔɪ/ **IPA (UK):** /ɛnˈd͡ʒɔɪ/ **Frequency rank:** 854 ## Meanings 1. To get pleasure from something. 2. To have something good, such as good health or a right, and benefit from it. ## Examples - I really enjoy dancing with my friends. - I plan to travel while I still enjoy good health. ## Derived Forms - disenjoy - enjoyable - enjoyee - enjoyer - enjoyful - enjoyingly - enjoyment - joyability - overenjoy - reenjoy - unenjoyed - unenjoying ## Roots and Affixes - Root: enjoyen - Root: enjoier ## Etymology From Middle English enjoyen, from Old French enjoier, anjoier, enjoer (“to give joy, receive with joy, rejoice”), equivalent to en- + joy. ## AI Etymology Enjoy comes from Middle English enjoyen, from Old French enjoier, anjoier, enjoer (“to give joy, receive with joy, rejoice”), equivalent to en- + joy. In current use, the main senses are “To get pleasure from something” and “To have something good, such as good health or a right, and benefit from it”. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown