amuse

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈmjuːz/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈmjuz/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ə myo̅o̅z′)

Inflections of 'amuse' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
amuses
v 3rd person singular
amusing
v pres p
amused
v past
amused
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
amuse [sb]⇒ vtr (be funny)divertir a vtr + prep
  causar gracia loc verb
 John's jokes amused the whole family.
 Los chistes de Juan divirtieron a toda la familia.
 Los chistes de Juan causaron gracia a toda la familia.
amuse [sb] vtr (keep entertained)divertir a vtr + prep
  distraer a vtr + prep
  entretener a vtr + prep
 The puppeteer amused the children for hours.
 El titiritero divirtió a los niños durante horas.
 El titiritero distrajo a los niños durante horas.
 El titiritero entretuvo a los niños durante horas.
amuse [sb] vtr (hold [sb]'s attention)entretener a vtr + prep
 The new cartoon amused the older children, but the younger ones were not interested.
 Los nuevos dibujos animados entretuvieron a los niños mayores, pero a los más pequeños no les interesaron.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
amuse yourself vtr + refl (find [sth] entertaining to do)entretenerse⇒ v prnl
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'amuse' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
comedian - disport - divert - entertain guests - entertainer - fool around - kill - play around with - play with - slay - tickle
Spanish:
refocilar - caer en gracia - divertir - entretener - distraer - esparcir - pinchito - recrear


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