Phrase guide

take pleasure

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To have enjoyment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Is it wrong to take pleasure in other people's misfortunes?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: تَلَذَّذَ (talaḏḏaḏa) — to have enjoyment
  • Arabic: اِلْتَذَّ (iltaḏḏa) — to have enjoyment
  • Arabic: تَمَتَّعَ (tamattaʕa) — to have enjoyment
  • Finnish: iloita — to have enjoyment
  • Finnish: riemuita — to have enjoyment
  • Finnish: nauttia — to have enjoyment
  • Finnish: ottaa ilo irti — to have enjoyment
  • French: prendre du plaisir — to have enjoyment
  • Galician: compracerse — to have enjoyment
  • Hindi: आनंद लेना (ānand lenā) — to have enjoyment
  • Korean: 즐기다 (jeulgida) — to have enjoyment
  • Māori: whakaahuareka — to have enjoyment
  • Persian: لذت بردن (lezzat bordan) — to have enjoyment
  • Polish: cieszyć się — to have enjoyment
  • Polish: czerpać przyjemność — to have enjoyment
  • Sanskrit: उच्यति (ucyati) — to have enjoyment
  • Sanskrit: रणति (raṇati) — to have enjoyment
  • Spanish: complacerse — to have enjoyment
  • Spanish: regodearse — to have enjoyment
  • Tajik: лаззат бурдан (lazzat burdan) — to have enjoyment