take pleasure in — to find enjoyment or satisfaction in something
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: to find enjoyment or satisfaction in something
Pronunciation (IPA): /teɪk ˈpleʒər ɪn/
Example Sentences
- My grandmother takes pleasure in feeding everyone until they can't move.
- He takes pleasure in correcting other people's grammar on social media.
- Students take pleasure in learning new languages through interactive games.
take pleasure in
NOUN[/teɪk ˈpleʒər ɪn/]
to find enjoyment or satisfaction in something
💡 Concept
to find enjoyment or satisfaction in something
🎵 Rhyme
Taking pleasure in leisure, finding life's greatest treasure!
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/teɪk ˈpleʒər ɪn/
🇬🇧 UK/teɪk ˈpleʒə ɪn/
🌳Etymology
Rootpleasure
🎵Rhyme
treasuremeasureleisure
treasure
measure
leisure
🔗Collocations
take great pleasure in
take pleasure in helping others
take simple pleasure in
take genuine pleasure in
take considerable pleasure in
take particular pleasure in
take no pleasure in
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My grandmother takes pleasure in feeding everyone until they can't move.”
😄 Fun example
“He takes pleasure in correcting other people's grammar on social media.”
“Students take pleasure in learning new languages through interactive games.”
😄 Fun example
“She takes great pleasure in proving that her predictions were right all along.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
enjoydelight inrelishsavorappreciate
Antonyms
dislikehatedetest
Related
find joy inget satisfaction fromhave fun withbe pleased by
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