amuse
gb/əmjˈuz/ us/əmjˈuz/
B1
Engels
~ 1400
Betekenissen
0 betekenissen
Werkwoord
B1
action
1
Make someone find something funny
To make someone laugh or enjoy something.
Gebruikspatroon:
to amuse [someone]
Veelgemaakte fout:
Learners sometimes confuse 'amuse' with 'amazed'. 'Amuse' is about making someone enjoy or laugh; 'amaze' is about surprising them greatly.
Synoniemen
entertain (Broader in scope; can include non-funny enjoyment.)
|
delight (Stronger sense of joy, not necessarily humorous.)
Antoniemen
bore (To cause disinterest or annoyance instead of enjoyment.)
Woordcombinaties
amuse the children
|greatly amuse
|amuse yourself
|amuse the audience
Thema's
emotions
|daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Voorbeelden
- The comedian's jokes never fail to amuse the crowd.
- Her witty comments amused everyone at the dinner table.
- He amused himself by drawing funny cartoons.
- The magician's tricks amused the children.
- I was amused by his clever response.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
- The movie amused me a lot.
- The clown amused the kids.
- She amused us with a funny story.
- He amused himself with a game.
- The joke amused my friends.
Werkwoord
B1
action
2
Pass time in an enjoyable way
To do something fun so you are not bored.
Gebruikspatroon:
to amuse oneself [by/with doing something]
Veelgemaakte fout:
Learners sometimes forget to use reflexive pronoun 'myself', 'yourself', etc., when the subject and object are the same person.
Synoniemen
entertain oneself (Direct equivalent; slightly more formal.)
Antoniemen
idle (To do nothing, often leading to boredom.)
Woordcombinaties
amuse oneself with a book
|amuse oneself by playing games
Thema's
daily life
|leisure
|daily_life
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Voorbeelden
- She amused herself by watching old movies on a rainy day.
- He amused himself with crossword puzzles during the flight.
- I amused myself by sketching while waiting.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
- I amused myself with a game.
- She amused herself by reading a book.
- He amused himself with music.
Grammatica
Lemmavorm
amuse
IPA
GB/əmjˈuz/
US/əmjˈuz/
Lettergrepen en klemtoon
amuse (1 lettergreep)
Woordvormen
Verb
- Base: amuse
- 3rd Person Singular: amuses
- Present Participle: amusing
- Past: amused
Woordfamilie
Uitdrukkingen
be easily amused
1/bˈi ˈizəli əmjˈuzd/
fixed phrase
Laugh at small things easily
To laugh or enjoy things that are simple or not very funny.
Voorbeelden
- She’s easily amused and laughs at almost anything.
- I must be easily amused because that silly video made me laugh.
keep yourself amused
1/kˈip jʊɹsˈɛlf əmjˈuzd/
fixed phrase
Stay entertained on your own
To find things to do so you are not bored.
Voorbeelden
- You’ll have to keep yourself amused while I’m at work.
- There are plenty of books here to keep yourself amused.