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Meaning of "enjoy" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ENJOY

From Old French enjoir, from en-1 + joir to find pleasure in, from Latin gaudēre to rejoice.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ENJOY

enjoy  [ɪnˈdʒɔɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ENJOY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Enjoy is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb enjoy in English.

WHAT DOES ENJOY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Enjoy

Enjoy may refer to: ▪ Enjoy, a comedy by Alan Bennett ▪ Enjoy!, or the title song ▪ Enjoy!, or the title song, "Enjoy " ▪ Enjoy, an album by Bob Sinclar ▪ "Enjoy" ▪ "Enjoy", a song by Björk from Post ▪ Enjoy Records, an American record label...

Definition of enjoy in the English dictionary

The first definition of enjoy in the dictionary is to receive pleasure from; take joy in. Other definition of enjoy is to have the benefit of; use with satisfaction. Enjoy is also to have as a condition; experience.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ENJOY

PRESENT

Present
I enjoy
you enjoy
he/she/it enjoys
we enjoy
you enjoy
they enjoy
Present continuous
I am enjoying
you are enjoying
he/she/it is enjoying
we are enjoying
you are enjoying
they are enjoying
Present perfect
I have enjoyed
you have enjoyed
he/she/it has enjoyed
we have enjoyed
you have enjoyed
they have enjoyed
Present perfect continuous
I have been enjoying
you have been enjoying
he/she/it has been enjoying
we have been enjoying
you have been enjoying
they have been enjoying
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I enjoyed
you enjoyed
he/she/it enjoyed
we enjoyed
you enjoyed
they enjoyed
Past continuous
I was enjoying
you were enjoying
he/she/it was enjoying
we were enjoying
you were enjoying
they were enjoying
Past perfect
I had enjoyed
you had enjoyed
he/she/it had enjoyed
we had enjoyed
you had enjoyed
they had enjoyed
Past perfect continuous
I had been enjoying
you had been enjoying
he/she/it had been enjoying
we had been enjoying
you had been enjoying
they had been enjoying
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will enjoy
you will enjoy
he/she/it will enjoy
we will enjoy
you will enjoy
they will enjoy
Future continuous
I will be enjoying
you will be enjoying
he/she/it will be enjoying
we will be enjoying
you will be enjoying
they will be enjoying
Future perfect
I will have enjoyed
you will have enjoyed
he/she/it will have enjoyed
we will have enjoyed
you will have enjoyed
they will have enjoyed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been enjoying
you will have been enjoying
he/she/it will have been enjoying
we will have been enjoying
you will have been enjoying
they will have been enjoying
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would enjoy
you would enjoy
he/she/it would enjoy
we would enjoy
you would enjoy
they would enjoy
Conditional continuous
I would be enjoying
you would be enjoying
he/she/it would be enjoying
we would be enjoying
you would be enjoying
they would be enjoying
Conditional perfect
I would have enjoy
you would have enjoy
he/she/it would have enjoy
we would have enjoy
you would have enjoy
they would have enjoy
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been enjoying
you would have been enjoying
he/she/it would have been enjoying
we would have been enjoying
you would have been enjoying
they would have been enjoying
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you enjoy
we let´s enjoy
you enjoy
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to enjoy
Past participle
enjoyed
Present Participle
enjoying
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ENJOY


joy
dʒɔɪ
killjoy
ˈkɪlˌdʒɔɪ
overjoy
ˌəʊvəˈdʒɔɪ
popjoy
ˈpɒpˌdʒɔɪ
reenjoy
ˌriːɪnˈdʒɔɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ENJOY

enisle
Eniwetok
enjamb
enjambed
enjambement
enjambment
enjoin
enjoinder
enjoiner
enjoinment
enjoy oneself
enjoyable
enjoyableness
enjoyably
enjoyer
enjoyment
enkephalin
enkephaline
enkernel
enkindle

WORDS THAT END LIKE ENJOY

alloy
baby boy
boy
cocky´s joy
cowboy
deploy
destroy
doy
employ
hoy
ladyboy
McCoy
oy
playboy
Roy
soy
the boy
toy
traveller´s joy
Troy

Synonyms and antonyms of enjoy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ENJOY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «enjoy» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of enjoy
appreciate · experience · have · like · love · own · possess · relish · use

Translation of «enjoy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ENJOY

Find out the translation of enjoy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of enjoy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «enjoy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

享受
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

disfrutar
570 millions of speakers

English

enjoy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

का आनंद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يَسْتَمْتِعُ بِ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

получать удовольствие (от чего-либо)
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

curtir
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উপভোগ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

apprécier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nikmati
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

genießen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

楽しむ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

즐기다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Seneng
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vui thích
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அனுபவிக்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आनंद घ्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

keyfini çıkarın
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

divertirsi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ucieszyć się
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

насолоджуватися
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

a se bucura
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απολαμβάνω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geniet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ha roligt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nyte
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of enjoy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ENJOY»

The term «enjoy» is very widely used and occupies the 1.379 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ENJOY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «enjoy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «enjoy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about enjoy

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «ENJOY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word enjoy.
1
Imtiaz Ali
If a person wants to enjoy attention, he will create situations to get it.
2
Paul Allen
You look at things you enjoy in your life, but much more important is what you can do to make the world a better place.
3
Marcus Aurelius
When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.
4
Don Baylor
I'm going to try to enjoy the All-Star break, hope my players reflect on what happened the first half of the season, come back with a different attitude, try to find our solution on how to win it.
5
Dennis Bergkamp
When I retired in 2006, I stayed for a further two years in England. I stayed because I wanted to be in England without being a footballer, without the rhythm. I wanted to enjoy the city.
6
Kate Bernheimer
Books are no different from goats! They enjoy an afternoon out on the lawn.
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Craig Brewer
And out of all the movies, I don't know what it is, I'll always sit down and watch our 'Footloose'. I cry, I get excited, I cheer, my heart pounds. I really enjoy it.
8
Ralph Brown
I love doing comedy. I find comedy quite hard work. Comedy's underrated, I think, by actors, you know? It's difficult to get it right and get it funny. I really enjoy doing it. I kind of wish I'd done it more. I can't complain. I've had a fair crack of the whip.
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Lee Byung-hun
Whenever I open a movie, I go secretly to the theater and stand in the back and enjoy the moment. I laugh when people laugh, and when people cry, I laugh.
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Lynda Carter
I just want my audiences to be entertained and feel like they're part of the show. I want to show them a good time and create an experience they're going to enjoy.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ENJOY»

Discover the use of enjoy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to enjoy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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How To Enjoy Your Life And Your Job
How to Enjoy Your Life and Your Job will help you create a new approach to life and people and discover talents you never knew you had. Dale Carnegie can help you get the most out of yourself -- all the time.
Dale Carnegie, 2010
2
Enjoy Your Symptom!: Jacques Lacan in Hollywood and Out
NEW. REVISED. EDITION. From. Desire. to. Drive. . . and. Back. The present book was first published in 1992, as an attempt to intro- duce the doctrine of Jacques Lacan to the American public via Hollywood cinema. How are we to judge the ...
Slavoj Zizek, 2013
3
The Easyway to Enjoy Flying
With the aid of his characteristic humour and pragmatism, this book demonstrates that this fear can be easily, successfully and permanently overcome as people understand just how safe flying really is.
Allen Carr, 2000
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Enjoy Writing Your Science Thesis Or Dissertation!: A Step ...
Enjoy Writing Your Science Thesis or Dissertation! is a complete guide to good dissertation and thesis writing. It is written in an accessible style with cartoons and real-life anecdotes to liven up the text.
Daniel Holtom, Elizabeth Fisher, 1999
5
Enjoy the Same Liberty: Black Americans and the ...
A narrative exploration of the American Revolution in the context of the African-American experience analyzes questions about what freedom and democracy mean for black Americans, covering such topics as the tasks faced by freedom-seeking ...
‎2012
6
How To Top Exams & Enjoy Studies
By mastering the study techniques in this book, you can tap into your hidden resources for maximum performance and increased learning power.This book contains effective tips and techniques to help you enhance your academic scores such as: ...
Dhaval Bathia, 2003
7
Enjoy Emotional Freedom: Simple Techniques for Living Life ...
Let the authors give you the life-long gift of emotional freedom. This is a little book about a big subject.
Steve Wells, David Lake, 2010
8
Enjoy Your Cells
Describes different kinds of cells and the work that they do inside living things.
Frances R. Balkwill, 2001
9
Enjoy!: 101 Little Ways to Add Fun to Your Work Every Day
Finally here is an antidote for overstressed workers everywhere. As an expert in personal and professional development, Gini Graham Scott has helped people all over the world find more enjoyment in their work and personal lives.
Gini Graham Scott, 2008
10
How to Enjoy Your Job
This book is targeted to your specific work problems so you can find the most useful information for your situation immediately, and start making changes tomorrow.
Joanna Penn, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ENJOY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term enjoy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Helping Two Sisters Enjoy and Share Their Wealth
“What we wanted to do was help them make adjustments to that plan, which would allow them to really enjoy the money they had, while ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
2
Europe's Net Neutrality Rules: Consumers May Enjoy More …
On the heels of the effective date of new net neutrality rules in the United States, Europe is going through a similar rulemaking process. On its ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
3
Assassin's Creed Unity Continues to Enjoy Strong Sales, But Ubisoft …
Ubisoft on Thursday reported earnings for the quarter ended June 30, announcing that, among other things, Assassin's Creed Unity continued ... «GameSpot, Jul 15»
4
NCEA 'eliminates the competition young men enjoy'
Wellington College principal Roger Moses, pictured on his school's new artificial pitch in 2012, says boys 'respond better to a more traditional ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
5
Kate Hudson and Derek Hough enjoy a low-key food date in New York
Over the past few months, Kate Hudson and Derek Hough have sparked rumours that they might be more than good friends. The Hollywood ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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England Women's World Cup squad enjoy day out at Wimbledon …
Members of England Women's World Cup squad spent the afternoon in the crowd at Centre Court on Thursday to watch the Ladies' semi-finals. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
7
Despite Vyapam scam taint, why does MP gov Ram Naresh Yadav …
Despite Vyapam scam taint, why does MP gov Ram Naresh Yadav enjoy Modi govt's favour? by Sandipan Sharma Jul 9, 2015 12:56 IST. #Madhya Pradesh ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
8
You're never too young to enjoy books in Moray
He may only be three-weeks-old, but little Lochlan Mitchell is already the proud holder of his own library card. The Lossiemouth infant ... «Aberdeen Press and Journal, Jul 15»
9
Save a drive on I-65 and enjoy a taste of Chicago in Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS -- The largest food festival in the Midwest is now underway, but you don't have to head north to enjoy a Taste of Chicago! «WRTV Indianapolis, Jul 15»
10
Local residents to enjoy lower registration fees for 2015 Stanchart …
SINGAPORE- Residents of Singapore will enjoy cheaper rates at this year's Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore (SCMS). For example ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»

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