"enjoy oneself" meaning in English

See enjoy oneself in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: enjoys oneself [present, singular, third-person], enjoying oneself [participle, present], enjoyed oneself [participle, past], enjoyed oneself [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} enjoy oneself (third-person singular simple present enjoys oneself, present participle enjoying oneself, simple past and past participle enjoyed oneself)
  1. To take pleasure in something; to have feelings of enjoyment. Synonyms: have a good time Related terms: time of one's life Translations (take pleasure): ἥδομαι (hḗdomai) (Ancient Greek), divertir-se (Catalan), entretenir-se (Catalan), 玩得開心 (Chinese Mandarin), 玩得开心 (wán de kāixīn) (Chinese Mandarin), amuziĝi (Esperanto), viihtyä (Finnish), pitää hauskaa (Finnish), s’amuser (French), s’égayer (French), prendre du bon temps (French), pagarse (Galician), Spaß haben (German), διασκεδάζω (diaskedázo) (Greek), jól érzi magát (Hungarian), jól szórakozik (Hungarian), divertirsi (Italian), 楽しむ (tanoshimu) (alt: たのしむ) (Japanese), oblecto (Latin), divertir-se (Portuguese), наслажда́ться (naslaždátʹsja) (Russian), весели́ться (veselítʹsja) (Russian), развлека́ться (razvlekátʹsja) (Russian), divertirse (Spanish), pasarlo bien (Spanish), gustarse (Spanish), roa sig (Swedish), весели́тися (veselýtysja) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), розважа́тися (rozvažátysja) [imperfective] (Ukrainian)

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "take pleasure",
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          "sense": "take pleasure",
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          "lang": "Italian",
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          "alt": "たのしむ",
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          "sense": "take pleasure",
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