amuse in English dictionary

  • amuse

    Meanings and definitions of "amuse"

    • (transitive) To entertain or occupy in a pleasant manner; to stir with pleasing or mirthful emotions; to divert.
    • To cause laughter, to be funny.
    • (transitive, archaic) To keep in expectation; to beguile; to delude.
    • (obsolete, slang, cant) To fling dust or snuff in the eyes of the person intended to be robbed; also to invent some plausible tale, to delude shop-keepers and others, thereby to put them off their guard. (1811 Dictionary of Vulgar Tongue )
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To entertain or occupy in a pleasant manner; to stir with pleasing emotions.
    • verb
      To cause laughter, to be funny.
    • verb
      (transitive, archaic)
      To keep in expectation; to beguile; to delude.
    • verb
      (transitive, archaic)
      To occupy or engage the attention of; to lose in deep thought; to absorb; also, to distract; to bewilder.
    • Occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion.
    • to entertain or occupy in a pleasant manner
    • to cause laughter
    • verb
      make (somebody) laugh; "The clown amused the children"
    • verb
      occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion; "The play amused the ladies"

    Synonyms of "amuse" in English dictionary

    jolly along, cheer up, divert are the top synonyms of "amuse" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of amuse

    • amuse ( third-person singular simple present amuses, present participle amusing, simple past and past participle amused)
    • amuse (third-person singular simple present amuses, present participle amusing, simple past and past participle amused)
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