1 [oftenpassive] to make sb laugh or smile:
[VN] My funny drawings amused the kids. * This will amuse you. * [VNtoinf] It amused him to think that they were probably talking about him at that very moment.
2 [VN] to make time pass pleasantly for sb/yourself:
She suggested several ideas to help Laura amuse the twins. * I'm sure I'll be able to amuse myself for a few hours.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for amuse is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is amuse a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, amuse is tagged as verb.
Does amuse appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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