enjoy
to get pleasure from something
I really enjoyed that film/book/concert/party/meal.
Oxford Essential Dictionary
enjoy
verb (enjoys, enjoying, enjoyed )
to like something very much:
I enjoy playing football.
Did you enjoy your dinner?
enjoy yourself to be happy; to have a good time:
I really enjoyed myself at the party.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
enjoy
en‧joy S1 W1 /ɪnˈdʒɔɪ/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[Word Family: verb: ↑enjoy; noun: ↑enjoyment; adverb: ↑enjoyably; adjective: ↑enjoyable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: enjoir, from Latin gaudere 'to show great happiness']
1. to get pleasure from something:
Sandra enjoys her job in the city.
I enjoyed every minute of it.
enjoy doing something
Young children enjoy helping around the house.
enjoy yourself (=be happy in a particular situation)
Julia was just starting to enjoy herself.
► Enjoy always has an object and is never followed by a preposition or an infinitive with ‘to’: Did you enjoy it (NOT Did you enjoy)? | I enjoyed my trip (NOT I enjoyed to/with my trip). | He enjoys playing football (NOT He enjoys to play football).
2. formal to have a particular ability or advantage:
These workers enjoy a high level of job security.
3. enjoy! spoken used to say that you hope someone gets pleasure from something you give them:
Here’s your steak – enjoy!
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
enjoy
enjoy [enjoy enjoys enjoyed enjoying] [ɪnˈdʒɔɪ] [ɪnˈdʒɔɪ] verb
1. transitive to get pleasure from sth
• ~ sth We thoroughly enjoyed our time in New York.
• Thanks for a great evening. I really enjoyed it.
• ~ doing sth I enjoy playing tennis and squash.
2. transitive ~ yourself to be happy and get pleasure from what you are doing
• They all enjoyed themselves at the party.
3. transitive ~ sth (formal) to have sth good that is an advantage to you
• People in this country enjoy a high standard of living.
• He's always enjoyed good health.
4. intransitive enjoy! (informal) used to say that you hope sb gets pleasure from sth that you are giving them or recommending to them
• Here's that book I promised you. Enjoy!
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
enjoy / ɪnˈdʒɔɪ / verb [ T ] (PLEASURE)
A1 to get pleasure from something:
I really enjoyed that film/book/concert/party/meal.
[ + -ing verb ] I want to travel because I enjoy meet ing people and see ing new places.
enjoy yourself A2 to get pleasure from the situation that you are in:
I don't think Marie is enjoying herself very much at school.
Come on, why aren't you dancing? Enjoy yourselves!
enjoy! informal something you say to someone when you have given them something and you want them to enjoy it:
Here are your drinks. Enjoy!
enjoy / ɪnˈdʒɔɪ / verb [ T ] (ADVANTAGE)
C2 to have something good that is an advantage:
Even though he's 86, he enjoys excellent health.
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary
enjoy
[ɪnʤɔ͟ɪ]
enjoys, enjoying, enjoyed
1) VERB If you enjoy something, you find pleasure and satisfaction in doing it or experiencing it.
[V n/-ing] Ross had always enjoyed the company of women...
[V n/-ing] He was a guy who enjoyed life to the full...
[V n/-ing] I enjoyed playing cricket.
2) VERB If you enjoy yourself, you do something that you like doing or you take pleasure in the situation that you are in.
[V pron-refl] I must say I am really enjoying myself at the moment.
3) VERB If you enjoy something such as a right, benefit, or privilege, you have it. [FORMAL]
[V n] The average German will enjoy 40 days' paid holiday this year...
[V n] He enjoys a reputation for honesty.
Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary
enjoy
en·joy /ɪnˈʤoɪ/ verb -joys; -joyed; -joy·ing [+ obj]
1 : to take pleasure in (something)
• Did you enjoy [=like] the movie?
• Relax and enjoy the view.
• He always enjoys a good laugh.
• No one enjoys being teased.
✦In speech, enjoy is sometimes used by itself as an informal way of saying that you hope someone will enjoy something.
• Here is your pie. Enjoy! [=enjoy it; enjoy yourself]
2 : to have or experience (something good or helpful)
• She enjoyed great success in her new business.
• The show enjoyed a brief surge of popularity.
• They enjoyed a large income from their investments.
enjoy yourself : to have a good time : to spend time doing something that gives you pleasure
• He really enjoyed himself at the party.
- en·joy·able /ɪnˈʤojəbəl/ adj [more ~; most ~]
• We had an enjoyable time.
- en·joy·ably /ɪnˈʤojəbli/ adv
• The book is enjoyably silly.
