different between enjoyably vs enjoy
enjoyably
English
Etymology
enjoyable +? -ly
Adverb
enjoyably (comparative more enjoyably, superlative most enjoyably)
- In an enjoyable manner
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enjoy
English
Alternative forms
- enioy (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English enjoyen, from Old French enjoier, anjoier, enjoer (“to give joy, receive with joy, rejoice”), equivalent to en- +? joy.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?d????/, /?n?d????/, /?n?d????/
- Rhymes: -??
- Hyphenation: en?joy
Verb
enjoy (third-person singular simple present enjoys, present participle enjoying, simple past and past participle enjoyed)
- (transitive) To receive pleasure or satisfaction from something
- (transitive) To have the use or benefit of something.
- that the children of Israel may enjoy every man the inheritance of his fathers
- (intransitive, India) To be satisfied or receive pleasure.
- (transitive) To have sexual intercourse with.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Milton to this entry?)
Usage notes
- This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See Appendix:English catenative verbs
Synonyms
- (receive pleasure or satisfaction): appreciate, delight in, rejoice, relish
- (have sexual intercourse with): coitize, go to bed with, sleep with; see also Thesaurus:copulate with
Derived terms
- enjoyable
- enjoyment
- to enjoy oneself
Translations
Anagrams
- joyen, joyne
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