"amused" meaning in English

See amused in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: en-us-amused.ogg [US] Forms: amused [positive], more amused [comparative], most amused [superlative]
Head templates: {{adjective|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you are amused, you are entertained.
    Sense id: simple-amused-en-adj-eSoy1zMT

Verb

Audio: en-us-amused.ogg [US] Forms: amuse [canonical], amuses [third-person, singular], amused [past], amused [past, participle], amusing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|amus|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The past tense and past participle of amuse.
    Sense id: simple-amused-en-verb-rdIZb2gD
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