amuse
verb/əˈmjuːz/
/əˈmjuːz/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they amuse | /əˈmjuːz/ /əˈmjuːz/ |
| he / she / it amuses | /əˈmjuːzɪz/ /əˈmjuːzɪz/ |
| past simple amused | /əˈmjuːzd/ /əˈmjuːzd/ |
| past participle amused | /əˈmjuːzd/ /əˈmjuːzd/ |
| -ing form amusing | /əˈmjuːzɪŋ/ /əˈmjuːzɪŋ/ |
- to make somebody laugh or smile
- amuse somebody My funny drawings amused the kids.
- This will amuse you.
- it amuses somebody to do something It amused him to think that they were probably talking about him at that very moment.
Extra Examples- Her story amused him greatly.
- His impersonation of the President amused me (to) no end.
- It never fails to amuse me how excited people can get about winning a game.
- The thought of me on the stage seemed to amuse him.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- greatly
- no end
- to no end
- …
- seem to
- try to
- never cease to
- …
- with
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- to make time pass pleasantly for somebody/yourself synonym entertain
- amuse somebody She suggested several ideas to help Laura amuse the twins.
- amuse yourself I'm sure I'll be able to amuse myself for a few hours.
- The visitors amused themselves with sightseeing, painting and picnics.
Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the sense ‘delude, deceive’): from Old French amuser ‘entertain, deceive’, from a- (expressing causal effect) + muser ‘stare stupidly’. Current senses date from the mid 17th cent.
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