to amuse
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1.4
- verb
- /əˈmjuːz/
:
divertir
- The comedian can always amuse the audience with his clever jokes.
- an amused smile
- amuse readers
- found myself amused
Like we just amuse the hell out of one another.
- Like we just amuse the hell out of one another.
- I mean, most of my job is to is to is to amuse.
- He had said the nigga had jumped on stage and twerking to amuse.
- Yeah, 'cause even people who are very serious, you know, enjoy sending around a funny picture or something that amuses them.
- I will cite you when we talk about Paris, about the burning of cats in public space to amuse people.
Examples
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Children love to amuse themselves by playing games in the park.
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I read a funny book to amuse myself during the long flight.
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Like we just amuse the hell out of one another.
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The reason I do this is to amuse myself looking at all of you with your thank you.
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Sometimes you guys amuse me.
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Thought this might amuse you.
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But now I think I know enough to amuse them and entertain them.
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What amuses me most about all of this?
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Because you want to keep your kids amused, occupied, entertained, inspired during the long summer holidays.
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They amused each other and were in turn amused.
Synonyms
252
1.0
Cause someone to feel amused by saying or doing something funny
226
2.0
Make people laugh or enjoy themselves
79
2.1
To please someone very much
54
1.0
Cause someone to feel happy or amused
41
4.7
To keep someone pleasantly occupied by giving them something fun
1
3.5
To make someone feel happy
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Phrasal Verbs
How Entertaining
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Morphology
Etymology
Amuse comes from old French a- + muser, where muser meant 'to be distracted' or 'to stare', so to amuse someone is to 'turn their attention away' to something pleasant and make them smile.