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# amused

adjective (amused, more amused); past form of the verb amuse (amuse, amuses, amused, amusing)

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

## Everyday

1. Finding something funny so that you smile or laugh. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amused/#m1)
2. Kept busy and happy, not bored. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amused/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories: she looked amused. Everyday: keep the children amused on a long trip. Phrases: keep someone amused, be amused by/at, not amused (meaning annoyed).

### Examples

- She was amused by the puppy chasing its tail. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amused/#x1)
- Mum was not amused when I spilt the paint. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amused/#x2)
- The games kept us amused on the long drive. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amused/#x3)
- He gave an amused smile. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amused/#x4)
- I was amused at my brother's silly dance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amused/#x5)
- A colouring book kept the toddler amused. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amused/#x6)
- The old man was much amused. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amused/#x7)

### Note

"Not amused" is a polite way of saying annoyed. Amused (how you feel) versus amusing (what makes you feel it): "I was amused; the joke was amusing."

## On Mova

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