Enjoy Definition
ĕn-joi
enjoyed, enjoying, enjoys
verb
enjoyed, enjoying, enjoys
To have or experience something with pleasure.
Webster's New World
To have or experience with joy; get pleasure from; relish.
Webster's New World
To have the use or benefit of; have as one's lot or advantage.
The book enjoyed large sales.
Webster's New World
To have a pleasurable or satisfactory time.
American Heritage
To have the undisturbed use or possession of something, particularly real property.
Webster's New World Law
idiom
enjoy oneself
- To have a pleasurable or satisfactory time.
American Heritage
enjoy oneself
- to have a good time; have pleasure
Webster's New World
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Origin of Enjoy
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Middle English enjoien from Old French enjoir en- intensive pref. en–1 joir to rejoice (from Latin gaudēre gāu- in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle English enjoyen, from Old French enjoier, anjoier, enjoer (“to give joy, receive with joy, rejoice”), equivalent to en- + joy.
From Wiktionary
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