"amused" meaning in English

See amused in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /əˈmjuːzd/ Audio: en-us-amused.ogg Forms: more amused [comparative], most amused [superlative]
Rhymes: -uːzd Etymology: From amuse + -ed. Etymology templates: {{af|en|amuse|-ed}} amuse + -ed Head templates: {{en-adj}} amused (comparative more amused, superlative most amused)
  1. Pleasurably entertained. Translations (pleasurably entertained): huvittunut (Finnish), road (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-amused-en-adj-DyA7huyO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ed, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 3 33 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ed: 64 7 24 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 78 4 15 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 67 4 27 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 69 3 27 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 69 7 19 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 70 7 19 5 Disambiguation of 'pleasurably entertained': 94 1 5
  2. Displaying amusement.
    Sense id: en-amused-en-adj-XjbLWsfs
  3. (usually with a complement) Enjoying humor aspects (of something). Tags: usually
    Sense id: en-amused-en-adj-6yCtC8rV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: amusedly, amusedness, unamused

Verb

IPA: /əˈmjuːzd/ Audio: en-us-amused.ogg
Rhymes: -uːzd Etymology: From amuse + -ed. Etymology templates: {{af|en|amuse|-ed}} amuse + -ed Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} amused
  1. simple past and past participle of amuse Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: amuse
    Sense id: en-amused-en-verb-JkYsGcU3
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