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enjoy

/ɪnˈdʒɔɪmənt/

The feeling of pleasure and satisfaction that you get from an activity or experience. It describes the state of having a good time or liking something very much.

Exemples

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1

Reading books is a great source of enjoyment for her.

Reading books is a great source of enjoyment for her.

2

The committee expressed their sincere enjoyment of the evening's performance.

The committee expressed their sincere enjoyment of the evening's performance.

3

I get a lot of enjoyment out of just playing video games.

I get a lot of enjoyment out of just playing video games.

Famille de mots

Nom
enjoyment
Verb
enjoy
Adverbe
enjoyably
Adjectif
enjoyable
Apparenté
joy
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Astuce mémo

Think of the suffix '-ment' as a box that holds the action. 'Enjoy' is what you do; 'Enjoyment' is the feeling you keep in the box afterward.

Quiz rapide

The children found great _____ in playing at the park all afternoon.

Correct !

La bonne réponse est : enjoyment

Exemples

1

Reading books is a great source of enjoyment for her.

everyday

Reading books is a great source of enjoyment for her.

2

The committee expressed their sincere enjoyment of the evening's performance.

formal

The committee expressed their sincere enjoyment of the evening's performance.

3

I get a lot of enjoyment out of just playing video games.

informal

I get a lot of enjoyment out of just playing video games.

4

The researchers analyzed the participants' enjoyment during the social experiment.

academic

The researchers analyzed the participants' enjoyment during the social experiment.

5

We hope the new lounge area adds to your enjoyment of our facilities.

business

We hope the new lounge area adds to your enjoyment of our facilities.

Famille de mots

Nom
enjoyment
Verb
enjoy
Adverbe
enjoyably
Adjectif
enjoyable
Apparenté
joy

Collocations courantes

great enjoyment great enjoyment
derive enjoyment from derive enjoyment from
source of enjoyment source of enjoyment
full of enjoyment full of enjoyment
simple enjoyment simple enjoyment

Phrases Courantes

much to my enjoyment

much to my enjoyment

find enjoyment in

find enjoyment in

to the enjoyment of all

to the enjoyment of all

Souvent confondu avec

enjoy vs joy

Joy is a deep, intense emotion of great happiness, while enjoyment is the pleasure taken from a specific activity.

enjoy vs enjoy

Enjoy is a verb (action), whereas enjoyment is a noun (the feeling itself).

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Notes d'usage

The word enjoyment is a noun and is often used with the verbs 'find', 'get', or 'derive'. It can be followed by the preposition 'from' or 'in'.

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Erreurs courantes

Learners often use the verb 'enjoy' when they should use the noun 'enjoyment', for example saying 'I had much enjoy' instead of 'I had much enjoyment'.

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Astuce mémo

Think of the suffix '-ment' as a box that holds the action. 'Enjoy' is what you do; 'Enjoyment' is the feeling you keep in the box afterward.

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Origine du mot

Derived from the verb 'enjoy', which comes from the Old French 'enjoier', meaning to give joy to or to receive joy.

Modèles grammaticaux

Uncountable noun (usually) Can be used with 'much' or 'great' Often follows the pattern: [verb] + enjoyment + [from/in] + [something]

Quiz rapide

The children found great _____ in playing at the park all afternoon.

Correct !

La bonne réponse est : enjoyment

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