amuse
/əˈmjuːz/ verbe B2En français : amuser
- To entertain or occupy (someone or something) in a pleasant manner; to stir (someone) with pleasing emotions. · I watch these movies because they amuse me.· It always amuses me to hear the funny stories why people haven't got a ticket, but I never let them get in without paying.
- To cause laughter or amusement; to be funny. · His jokes rarely fail to amuse me.
He/she/it amuses · Prétérit amused · Participe passé amused · Forme en -ing amusing
Formes du verbe
- Forme de base
- amuse
- He/she/it
- amuses
- Prétérit
- amused
- Participe passé
- amused
- Forme en -ing
- amusing
Dans la bibliothèque
Gardiner, highly amused by the kind of family prejudice, to which he attributed her excessive commendation of her master, soon led again to the subject; and she dwelt with energy on his many merits, as they proceeded together up the great staircase.
The news of the arrival of the Pharaon had not yet reached the old man, who, mounted on a chair, was amusing himself by training with trembling hand the nasturtiums and sprays of clematis that clambered over the trellis at his window.
“Just to amuse myself, and keep the good people busy, I ordered them to build this City, and my Palace; and they did it all willingly and well.
I never was in a law-court; I am told it is so very amusing!”
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