Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to enjoy
Participle: enjoyed
Gerund: enjoying
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | enjoy |
| you | enjoy |
| he;she;it | enjoys |
| we | enjoy |
| you | enjoy |
| they | enjoy |
Perfect
| I | have enjoyed |
| you | have enjoyed |
| he;she;it | has enjoyed |
| we | have enjoyed |
| you | have enjoyed |
| they | have enjoyed |
Past
| I | enjoyed |
| you | enjoyed |
| he;she;it | enjoyed |
| we | enjoyed |
| you | enjoyed |
| they | enjoyed |
Pluperfect
| I | had enjoyed |
| you | had enjoyed |
| he;she;it | had enjoyed |
| we | had enjoyed |
| you | had enjoyed |
| they | had enjoyed |
Future
| I | will enjoy |
| you | will enjoy |
| he;she;it | will enjoy |
| we | will enjoy |
| you | will enjoy |
| they | will enjoy |
Future Perfect
| I | will have enjoyed |
| you | will have enjoyed |
| he;she;it | will have enjoyed |
| we | will have enjoyed |
| you | will have enjoyed |
| they | will have enjoyed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | enjoy |
| you | enjoy |
| he;she;it | enjoy |
| we | enjoy |
| you | enjoy |
| they | enjoy |
Perfect
| I | have enjoyed |
| you | have enjoyed |
| he;she;it | have enjoyed |
| we | have enjoyed |
| you | have enjoyed |
| they | have enjoyed |
Imperfect
| I | enjoyed |
| you | enjoyed |
| he;she;it | enjoyed |
| we | enjoyed |
| you | enjoyed |
| they | enjoyed |
Pluperfect
| I | had enjoyed |
| you | had enjoyed |
| he;she;it | had enjoyed |
| we | had enjoyed |
| you | had enjoyed |
| they | had enjoyed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would enjoy |
| you | would enjoy |
| he;she;it | would enjoy |
| we | would enjoy |
| you | would enjoy |
| they | would enjoy |
Perfect
| I | would have enjoyed |
| you | would have enjoyed |
| he;she;it | would have enjoyed |
| we | would have enjoyed |
| you | would have enjoyed |
| they | would have enjoyed |
Imperative
| you | enjoy |
| we | Let's enjoy |
| you | enjoy |
Verbs conjugated like 'enjoy'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'enjoy'
enioy,
annoy,
endow,
enjoin,
enlay,
enrol,
ensky,
envy,
joy,
noy,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1380, from O.Fr. enjoir "to give joy, rejoice," from en- "make" + joir "enjoy," from L. gaudere "rejoice." Sense of "have the use or benefit of" first recorded c.1430. Replaced O.E. brucan.
2. From Middle English enjoyen, from Old French enjoier, anjoier, enjoer (“to give joy, receive with joy, rejoice”), equivalent to en- + joy.
Sample Sentences
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‘Then her mental powers, hitherto stinted in their growth, rapidly developed themselves; and during the four months of health which she enjoyed, she appears (making due allowance for a fond mother 's account ) to have displayed a considerable degree of intelligence.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] feats of agility should be seen. Among them was a small laughing fellow, who stood aloof, entertaining himself with a gymnastic exercise for bringing the arms and chest into play; which he enjoyed mightily; especially when, in thrusting out his right arm, he brought it into contact with another boy. Like Laura Bridgman, this young child was deaf, and dumb, and blind.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] masses, carried down the middle of the river by the current, did not exceed a few inches. Nevertheless, we moved onward, dexterously; and being well wrapped up, bade defiance to the weather, and enjoyed the journey. The Connecticut River is a fine stream; and the banks in summer-time are, I have no doubt, beautiful; at all events, I was told so by a young lady in the cabin; and she should be a [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] his people,—men, women, and children,—packed them up in wagons, and sent them off to settle down; and then honest John turned his face up the creek, and sat quietly down on a snug, retired farm, to enjoy his conscience and his reflections.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] floating gayly down the stream, under a brilliant sky, the stripes and stars of free America waving and fluttering over head; the guards crowded with well-dressed ladies and gentlemen walking and enjoying the delightful day. All was full of life, buoyant and rejoicing; — all but Haley's gang, who were stored, with other freight, on the lower deck, and who, somehow, did not seem to appreciate their [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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And yet despite these oddities—and even they had, for me at least, a humour of their own—there was much in this mode of travelling which I heartily enjoyed at the time, and look back upon with great pleasure. Even the running up, bare-necked, at five o’clock in the morning, from the tainted cabin to the dirty deck; scooping up the icy water, plunging [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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The married couple were enjoying their honeymoon, and entertaining a brilliant circle of friends in their splendid villa, near Lake Pontchartrain, when, one day, a letter was brought to him in _that_ well-remembered writing. It was [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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Tom had a sober, benevolent smile, and seemed, in his quiet way, to be enjoying the fun quite as much as his little mistress. He lifted his eyes, when he saw his master, with a half-deprecating, apologetic air.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] troops, at a time (during the Canadian rebellion ) when no other conveyance was open to them. He and his vessel are held in universal respect, both by his own countrymen and ours; and no man ever enjoyed the popular esteem, who, in his sphere of action, won and wore it better than this gentleman.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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Miss Ophelia stood silent, perfectly paralyzed with amazement. St. Clare, like a mischievous fellow as he was, appeared to enjoy her astonishment; and, addressing the child again, said,
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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I assume your students enjoyed your lecture today.
(Verses of Love 2)
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It's not anyone else's, it's ours, right? Shouldn't we enjoy all these? Oh, please ! Is this how everyone enjoys ?
(Nunakuzhi)
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I, uh, enjoyed listening to them apologize. Especially Abraham.
(Amish Affair)
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I believe you enjoyed yourself. Well ! You obviously did.
(Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods)