enjoy

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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.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to get pleasure from... relish appreciatedelight in

Word family

Forms enjoyedenjoyingenjoys

Derived forms disenjoyenjoyableenjoyeeenjoyerenjoyfulenjoyinglyenjoymentjoyabilityoverenjoyreenjoyunenjoyedunenjoying

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enjoy the weekend
to have a pleasant time during the weekend

Verb + noun
enjoy a stay
To have a pleasant experience at a place during a visit.

Verb + noun
enjoy one's stay
have a pleasant time during a visit

Verb + noun
enjoy walking
get pleasure from walking

Verb + noun

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Simplified etymology

Enjoy entered English in the later Middle English period from Old French enjoier, meaning “to give joy to.” The underlying noun joy comes through Old French joie from Latin gaudium, derived from gaudere, “to rejoice.”

Etymology

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

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# 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
- Actions & Processes

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