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# amuse

verb (amuse, amuses, amused, amusing)

«amuse» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To amuse someone is to make them laugh or smile. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amuse/#m1)
2. To amuse someone is to keep them busy and interested so they do not get bored. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amuse/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in everyday life and stories: «amuse yourself», «keep the baby amused», «not amused» (annoyed). Adjective «amusing» (funny), noun «amusement» (amusement park, arcade).

### Examples

- The clown amused the children with silly tricks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amuse/#x1)
- Her joke amused the whole class. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amuse/#x2)
- We amused ourselves with card games on the train. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amuse/#x3)
- The toys kept the baby amused for an hour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amuse/#x4)
- The teacher was not amused when the frog jumped out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amuse/#x5)
- Dad's funny voices always amuse me. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amuse/#x6)
- “Now let us see what we can do to amuse ourselves.” [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amuse/#x7)

### Note

Regular verb. «Amused» = feeling something is funny; «amusing» = causing laughter. «Not amused» is a polite way to say «annoyed».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «amuse» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amuse/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«amuse» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amuse.html) on Mova free.