Amuse — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion

make (somebody) laugh

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈænɪɪst/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐmjˈuːz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐmjˈuːz/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈænɪɪst/.

Examples

The play amused the ladies
The clown amused the children

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

divert disport

Parts of Speech

verb	occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion “The play amused the ladies”
verb	make (somebody) laugh “The clown amused the children”

Word Forms

amusive	adjective	providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
amusement	noun	an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
diversion	noun	an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

amüsieren

auf angenehme, unterhaltsame oder angenehme Weise besetzen

🇫🇷French

amuser

occuper de manière agréable, divertissante ou agréable

🇪🇸Spanish

divertir

ocupar de forma agradable, entretenida o placentera

🇮🇹Italian

divertire

occupare in modo gradevole, divertente o piacevole

🇳🇱Dutch

amuseren

op een aangename, onderhoudende of prettige manier bezig zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

divertir

ocupar de uma forma agradável, divertida ou agradável

🇷🇺Russian

развлекать

занимать приятно, развлекательно или приятно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मन बहलाना

एक अनुकूल, मनोरंजक या सुखद तरीके से व्यस्त रहें

🇧🇩Bengali

বিনোদন

একটি সম্মত, বিনোদনমূলক বা আনন্দদায়ক ফ্যাশনে দখল করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

வேடிக்கை

ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளக்கூடிய, பொழுதுபோக்கு அல்லது இனிமையான பாணியில் ஆக்கிரமிக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

వినోదం

ఆమోదయోగ్యమైన, వినోదభరితమైన లేదా ఆహ్లాదకరమైన పద్ధతిలో ఆక్రమించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

करमणूक

एक अनुकूल, मनोरंजक किंवा आनंददायी फॅशन मध्ये व्यापू

🇮🇳Gujarati

મનોરંજન

સ્વીકાર્ય, મનોરંજક અથવા સુખદ ફેશનમાં કબજો કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿನೋದಪಡಿಸು

ಒಪ್ಪಬಹುದಾದ, ಮನರಂಜನೆ ಅಥವಾ ಆಹ್ಲಾದಕರ ಶೈಲಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಆಕ್ರಮಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

രസിപ്പിക്കുക

സ്വീകാര്യവും വിനോദകരവും മനോഹരവുമായ രീതിയിൽ അധിനിവേശം നടത്തുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਨੋਰੰਜਨ

ਇੱਕ ਅਨੁਕੂਲ, ਮਨੋਰੰਜਕ ਜਾਂ ਸੁਹਾਵਣਾ ਫੈਸ਼ਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਬਜ਼ਾ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

تفریح

ایک قابل قبول، دل لگی یا خوشگوار انداز میں قبضہ کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

逗乐

以令人愉快、有趣或愉快的方式度过

🇯🇵Japanese

楽しませる

心地よい、楽しい、楽しいやり方で過ごす

🇰🇷Korean

쁘게 하다

기분 좋고, 재미있고, 기분 좋은 방식으로 점유하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thích thú

chiếm giữ một cách dễ chịu, giải trí hoặc dễ chịu

🇹🇭Thai

น่าขบขัน

อยู่อย่างน่าพอใจ สนุกสนาน หรือน่ารื่นรมย์

🇮🇩Indonesian

menghibur

menempati dengan cara yang menyenangkan, menghibur atau menyenangkan

🇵🇭Filipino

magpatawa

sumakop sa isang kaaya-aya, nakakaaliw o kaaya-ayang paraan

🇲🇾Malay

menggembirakan

menduduki dengan cara yang menyenangkan, menghiburkan atau menyenangkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يروق

شغل بطريقة مقبولة أو مسلية أو ممتعة

🇮🇷Persian

سرگرم کردن

به شیوه ای دلپذیر، سرگرم کننده یا دلپذیر مشغول شوید

🇹🇷Turkish

eğlendirmek

hoş, eğlenceli veya hoş bir şekilde meşgul olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְשַׁעֲשֵׁעַ

לכבוש בצורה נעימה, מבדרת או נעימה

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