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# amusement

noun (amusement, amusements)

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

## Everyday

1. The feeling of finding something funny. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amusement/#m1)
2. Fun or entertainment; something that keeps you entertained. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amusement/#m2)
3. (plural) Rides and games at a fair or seaside, as in "amusements". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amusement/#m3)

### In the lessons

Everyday: amusement park, amusement arcade (UK seaside games). In stories: watch something in amusement, to someone's amusement. Phrases: amusement park, amusement arcade, in amusement, for amusement, much to my amusement.

### Examples

- We went to the amusement park and rode the roller coaster. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amusement/#x1)
- She watched the kittens in amusement. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amusement/#x2)
- Much to our amusement, the teacher wore a funny hat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amusement/#x3)
- The seaside town had amusements on the pier. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amusement/#x4)
- They played cards for amusement. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amusement/#x5)
- There was little amusement on the rainy day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amusement/#x6)
- And this was her favorite amusement. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amusement/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable for the feeling, countable for rides and games (amusements). US often says "amusement park"; UK also "theme park" and "the amusements" (arcades).

## On Mova

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