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1. (v.t.) amuse
to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert:
to keep guests amused at dinner.
2. amuse
to cause mirth, laughter, or the like, in:
The comedian's jokes amused everyone.
3. amuse
Archaic. to keep in expectation by flattery, pretenses, etc.
4. amuse
Obs.
5. amuse
to engross; absorb.
Etymology: (1470–80; < MF amuser to divert; see a -5, muse)
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| Definition of 'amuse' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) amuse, divert, disport
occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
"The play amused the ladies"
2. (verb) amuse
make (somebody) laugh
"The clown amused the children"
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1. (verb) amuse
to cause sb to smile
Everything I say seems to amuse you.
2. amuse
to stop sb from being bored
stories to amuse the kids
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| Definition of 'amuse' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. amuse
to occupy or engage the attention of; to lose in deep thought; to absorb; also, to distract; to bewilder
2. amuse
to entertain or occupy in a pleasant manner; to stir with pleasing or mirthful emotions; to divert
3. amuse
to keep in expectation; to beguile; to delude
4. (verb) amuse
to muse; to mediate
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Sense: to make (someone) laugh
I was amused at the monkey's antics.
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 Afrikaans: dink is snaaks |
 Arabic: يُضْحِك |
 Bulgarian: забалявам |
 Brazilian: divertir |
 Czech: bavit se, rozveselit se |
 German: amüsieren |
 Danish: more; underholde |
 Greek: διασκεδάζω |
 Spanish: divertir |
 Estonian: lõbustama |
 Farsi: خنداندن |
 Finnish: huvittaa |
 French: amuser |
 Hebrew: לְשַעֲשֵע, לְהַצְחִיק |
 Hindi: मनोरंजन करना |
 Croatian: zabavljati |
 Hungarian: szórakoztat |
 Indonesian: membuat orang tertawa |
 Icelandic: skemmta |
 Italian: divertirsi |
 Japanese: 笑わせる |
 Korean: 즐겁게 하다 |
 Lithuanian: prajuokinti |
 Latvian: uzjautrināt |
 Malay: tertarik |
 Dutch: amuseren |
 Norwegian: more, underholde |
 Polish: rozśmieszać, rozbawiaćć |
 Persian: خنداندن |
 Pashto: خندول |
 Portuguese: divertir |
 Romanian: a amuza |
 Russian: забавлять |
 Slovak: rozveseliť |
 Slovenian: zabavati |
 Serbian: uveseljavati |
 Swedish: roa |
 Thai: ทำให้หัวเราะ |
 Turkish: güldürmek, neşelendirmek |
 Taiwanese: 逗...開心 |
 Ukrainian: смішити |
 Urdu: لطف اندوز ہونا |
 Vietnamese: làm cho ai cười |
 Chinese: 逗...乐 |
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