Enjoy
WordNet
verb
(1) Take delight in
"He delights in his granddaughter"
(2) Have benefit from
"Enjoy privileges"
(3) Derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
"She relished her fame and basked in her glory"
(4) Get pleasure from
"I love cooking"
(5) Have for one's benefit
"The industry enjoyed a boom"
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From enjoir from gaudere.
Verb
- To receive pleasure or satisfaction from something
- I enjoy dancing.
- To have the use or benefit of something
- . . . while I still enjoy good health
Usage notes
- This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See Appendix:English catenative verbs