amusement
EntertainmentEntertainment.
» She looked at me in amusement.
Sie sah mich amüsiert an.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)Entertainment.
To my great amusement, the dog kept on chasing its tail and yelped when it bit it.
Erheiterung, Vergnügung, Vergnügen
развлече́ниеrazvlečénije, заба́ваzabáva
розва́гаrozváha, заба́ваzabáva
(countable)An activity that is entertaining or amusing, such as dancing, gunning, or fishing.
развлече́ниеrazvlečénije, заба́ваzabáva
- a feeling of delight at being entertained
- an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
Examples
111 sentencesShe looked at me in amusement.
deSie sah mich amüsiert an.
Tom went to an amusement park.
ruФома пошёл в парк аттракционов.
Tom went to the amusement park.
We visited a huge amusement park.
I like going to the amusement park.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Middle French amusement, from amuser + -ment. Morphologically amuse + -ment.Borrowed from Middle French amusement, from amuser + -ment. Morphologically amuse + -ment.
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Forms
plural: amusements| Singular | amusement |
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regular
Synonyms
12 synonyms- an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention:entertainment
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable