enjoyed
past form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
An inflected form of enjoy · past form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,077 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 8,568 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in also: bask, relish, savor, savour She relished her fame and basked in her glory
- have benefit from enjoy privileges
- get pleasure from also: love I love cooking
- have for one's benefit The industry enjoyed a boom
- take delight in also: delight, revel he delights in his granddaughter
enjoyed in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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He enjoyed as much freedom as he cared to.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Banking on this, I venture to say that I thoroughly enjoyed the "Firelight Fairy Book."
The Firelight Fairy Book · Henry Beston · Chapter 1
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Fairer-than-a-Fairy lost no moment in which she could meet her lover, and they enjoyed many long and interesting interviews.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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He also was evidently glad to get his tea, and enjoyed it as he sat at his cousin's side.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1
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Wanton scorn hath maimed All the joy my heart enjoyed; Thoughts their thinking have disclaimed, Hate my hopes hath quite annoyed.
Elizabethan Sonnet Cycles: Phillis - Licia · Martha Foote [Editor] Crow · Chapter 1