amused

CEFRB1

/əˈmjuːzd/

adjective · verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Finding something funny or entertaining.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Displaying amusement.

Examples

  • We were all amused with the comedy.

  • We were all greatly amused by his jokes.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Pleasurably entertained.

  2. Enjoying humorous aspects of something.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. simple past and past participle of amuse

More examples

In context

  • The children chased one another in a circle in front of their amused parents.

  • There was an amused grin on his face.

  • While waiting for the bus, I amused myself by performing a mime interpretation of the Gettysburg Address.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

She was clearly blank by the funny joke, as a big smile spread across her face.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From amuse + -ed.