"amused" meaning in English

See amused in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /əˈmjuːzd/ Audio: en-us-amused.ogg [US] Forms: more amused [comparative], most amused [superlative]
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  1. Pleasurably entertained. Translations (pleasurably entertained): huvittunut (Finnish), road (Swedish)
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  2. Displaying amusement.
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  3. (usually with a complement) Enjoying humorous aspects of something. Tags: usually
    Sense id: en-amused-en-adj-SWCOjma~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: amusedly, amusedness, keep someone amused, unamused

Verb

IPA: /əˈmjuːzd/ Audio: en-us-amused.ogg [US]
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  1. simple past and past participle of amuse Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: amuse
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