enjoy

A1 Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /enˈd͡ʒoɪ/ UK /ɛnˈd͡ʒɔɪ/ See IPA manual

verb 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... relish appreciatedelight in

Word family

Forms enjoyedenjoyingenjoys

Derived forms disenjoyenjoyableenjoyeeenjoyerenjoyfulenjoyinglyenjoymentjoyabilityoverenjoyreenjoyunenjoyedunenjoying

Common collocations

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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Topics

Space, Position & Direction

# enjoy

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** enˈd͡ʒoɪ
**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

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