What does amuse

We amused ourselves with games. To engage the attention of so as to deceive; delude; bemuse. To entertain or occupy in a pleasant manner; to stir with pleasing emotions. I watch these movies because they amuse me. To hold the attention of or occupy in an agreeable fashion. Origin of amuse. From Old French amuser to stupefy a- to from Latin ad- ad— muser to stare stupidly muse.

More at empty. Amuse Sentence Examples. You do amuse me. How to pronounce amuse? Alex US English. David US English. Mark US English. Daniel British. Libby British. Mia British. Karen Australian. Hayley Australian. Natasha Australian.

Veena Indian. Priya Indian. Neerja Indian. Zira US English. Oliver British. Wendy British. Fred US English. Tessa South African. How to say amuse in sign language? Examples of amuse in a Sentence Henry Tuckerman : To impress others we must be earnest; to amuse them, it is only necessary to be kindly and fanciful. Shenai-Khatkhate : Absurdities and Anomalies of Life always amaze and amuse me.

Evelyn Waugh : We cherish our friends not for their ability to amuse us, but for ours to amuse them. His masters would then amuse themselves by pelting him with bones. Beauty can't amuse you, but brainwork—reading, writing, thinking—can. It did not amuse me, nor, so far as I could discern, was Monsieur de Tressan greatly taken with it.

You think that if a man's charming, that's the end of him, and that all he's good for is to amuse a few old ladies at a tea party. When he was in a good humour he used to amuse himself by saying, 'It's the first time a pipe has changed into a shoe. It is a big world she sees, big enough and beautiful enough to amuse a little girl for some while.

You, who love to amuse yourself in all depths, will you not make an excursion into the depths of Edgar Poe? New Word List Word List. Save This Word!