A2verb · transitive · common

joy

joy · joys · joyed · joying

радіти, радувати, тішити

радоваться, радовать, ликовать

sich freuen, erfreuen

To feel joy, to rejoiceTo feel joy, to rejoice.

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UK/d͡ʒoj/US/d͡ʒɔɪ/

» Her heart was full of joy.

Ihr Herz war voller Freude. — Beatminister

Её сердце было полно радости. — Hellerick

Її серце було повне радості. — iceman

Її сердце було сповнене радості. — deniko

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Meaning

4 senses

(intransitive)To feel joy, to rejoice.
feel happiness or joy
(archaic, transitive)To enjoy.
(obsolete, transitive)To give joy to; to congratulate.
(obsolete, transitive)To gladden; to make joyful; to exhilarate.
make glad or happy

Examples

618 sentences

Her heart was full of joy.
Її серце було повне радості. — iceman
ruЕё сердце было полно радости. — Hellerick
deIhr Herz war voller Freude. — Beatminister
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Her heart was filled with joy.
Її серце було сповнене радості. — deniko
ruСердце её было полно радости. — afyodor
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You're a joy to teach.
Вчити тебе — суцільне задоволення. — deniko
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His joy showed on his face.
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Tom is a joy to teach.
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Origin

The noun is from Middle English joye, borrowed from Old French joie, from Late Latin gaudi

The noun is from Middle English joye, borrowed from Old French joie, from Late Latin gaudia, neuter plural (mistaken as feminine singular) of Latin gaudium (“joy”), from gaudēre (“to be glad, rejoice”). Doublet of jo and gaudy (“Oxford college reunion”). Displaced native Old English ġefēa.

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