Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To enjoy; to take pleasure in.

Examples

17 sentences

  1. Grandmother takes great delight in watching television.

    Бабуся дуже любить дивитися телевізор. — deniko

    deMeine Großmutter sieht liebend gerne fern. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. Children delight in comic books.

    Дітям подобаються комікси. — deniko

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  3. Censorious people delight in casting blame.

    ruПридирчивые люди находят удовольствие в поиске виновных. — bredsky

    deKritiksüchtigen Menschen bereitet es Freude, anderen Vorwürfe zu machen. — Tickler

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  4. Kaci delights in entertaining the public.

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  5. He took delight in teasing the kitten.

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Forms

delights in, delighting in, delighted in, delighted in
Base formdelight in · to delight in
3rd person singulardelights in
Present participledelighting in
Past simpledelighted in
Past participledelighted in

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydelight in
he, she, itdelights in

Past simpleLesson

all personsdelighted in

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave delighted in
he, she, ithas delighted in

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill delight in

Synonyms

2 synonyms
reveltake delight in

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
delicatessenC2deliciousA1delightB1delightfulB1delinquencydelinquent
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