pleasure
To give or afford pleasure toTo give or afford pleasure to.
» It's a pleasure to meet you, Tom.
Es freut mich, dich kennenzulernen, Tom! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Приємно з тобою познайомитися, Томе. — deniko
Приємно з вами познайомитися, Томе. — deniko
Приємно познайомитися, Томе. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(transitive)To give or afford pleasure to.
(transitive)To give sexual pleasure to.
Johnny pleasured Jackie with his mouth last night.
(dated, intransitive)To take pleasure; to seek or pursue pleasure.
to go pleasuring
Examples
639 sentencesIt's a pleasure to meet you, Tom.
Приємно з тобою познайомитися, Томе. — deniko
deEs freut mich, dich kennenzulernen, Tom! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
It was a pleasure to work with Tom.
Працювати з Томом було задоволенням. — deniko
It's always a pleasure to see you.
Завжди приємно з тобою побачитися. — deniko
ruВсегда приятно вас видеть. — marafon
deEs ist immer eine Freude, dich zu sehen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Some people pursue only pleasure.
Деякі люди прагнуть лише задоволення. — deniko
ruНекоторые люди стремятся только к удовольствиям. — soweli_Elepanto
People living in town don't know the pleasures of country life.
Люди, які живуть у місці, не можуть пізнати задоволення від життя у селі. — deniko
ruЛюди, живущие в городе, не знают удовольствий деревенской жизни. — Anne_Paen
deMenschen, die in der Stadt wohnen, kennen die Freuden des Landlebens nicht. — xtofu80
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Early Modern English pleasur, plesur, alteration (with ending accommodated to -ure) oFrom Early Modern English pleasur, plesur, alteration (with ending accommodated to -ure) of Middle English plaisir (“pleasure”), from Old French plesir, plaisir (“to please”), infinitive used as a noun, conjugated form of plaisir or plaire, from Latin placeō (“to please, to seem good”), from the Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-k- (“wide and flat”). Related to Dutch plezier (“pleasure, fun”). More at please.
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Forms
pleasures, pleasuring, pleasured, pleasuredSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
8 patterns- a pleasure to
- was a pleasure
- pleasure to meet
- a real pleasure
- pleasure to work
- real pleasure to
- real pleasure
- great pleasure