enjoyed

Enjoyed is the past tense and past participle of the verb enjoy. It means to take pleasure in or derive satisfaction from something. It is used to describe a completed experience, as in “I enjoyed the movie.”

As a regular verb, its present tense forms are enjoy, enjoys, enjoying, and enjoyed. It takes a direct object (enjoy something) and can be followed by a gerund (enjoy doing something). The past participle “enjoyed” is used in perfect tenses (has enjoyed) and in passive constructions (the concert was enjoyed by the audience).

Etymology and related forms: enjoy derives from Old French enjoier, meaning to delight, with roots that trace to Latin gaudēre, meaning to rejoice. Related forms include enjoyability, enjoyable, enjoyment, and the verb phrase “to enjoy oneself.”

Usage notes: enjoy expresses pleasure or satisfaction with a person, activity, or object, often implying a personal experience. It is generally more expressive of positive feeling than the milder “like.” The word is versatile across tenses and voices, but in some contexts “enjoy” can sound formal or emphatic. When describing ongoing pleasure, use the present participle (enjoying); for general qualities, use the adjective form enjoyable or the noun enjoyment.

Examples: She enjoyed the concert last night. They have enjoyed several trips to the coast. It is an enjoyable book that many readers enjoy.