What does "enjoy" mean?
Enjoy: To have, possess, and use with satisfaction; to occupy or have the benefit of, as a good or profitable thing, or as something desirable; as, to enjoy a free constitution and religious liberty. That the children of Israel may enjoy every man the inheritance of his fathers. Num. xxxvi.
Additional senses
- 2.To enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season. Heb. xi.
- 3.3. To have sexual intercourse with. Milton. To enjoy one's self, to feel pleasure; to be happy.
- 4.To take satisfaction; to live in happiness. [R.] Milton.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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