Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
to amuse
English answer:
Not synonymous
Added to glossary by
Rosario Liberto
Dec 11, 2013 15:25
10 yrs ago
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to amuse
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Hi, there is a verb which to me can be expressed in 4 different ways according to this context (a psychology dissertation), but I might be wrong. However, I have put the four ways of expressing such verb in inverted commas separated by a slash.
When you have stopped being the one who you needed to stand out only to ''delight'' others / for ''delight in'' others / to ''give pleasure'' to others / to ''amuse'' others, you will find yourself again.
When you have stopped being the one who you needed to stand out only to ''delight'' others / for ''delight in'' others / to ''give pleasure'' to others / to ''amuse'' others, you will find yourself again.
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| 4 +3 | Not synonymous |
Victoria Britten
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Dec 11, 2013 16:08: Tony M changed "Field (specific)" from "Linguistics" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters"
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Victoria Britten
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Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: French to English, English, French
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Not synonymous
"Amuse" carries the notion of "entertain", which is not necessarily implied by the others.
Furthermore, "for delight in others" contains a misapprehension: TO delight in others is to take pleasure in them, not to amuse them or give them pleasure; "delight in others" as a noun phrase means the pleasure one takes in being with other people or observing their delightful characteristics, not them getting pleasure or entertainment from you.
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@Rosario - I was just coming back here to add that from what you've given, in this context "entertain" could be a contender too.
Furthermore, "for delight in others" contains a misapprehension: TO delight in others is to take pleasure in them, not to amuse them or give them pleasure; "delight in others" as a noun phrase means the pleasure one takes in being with other people or observing their delightful characteristics, not them getting pleasure or entertainment from you.
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Note added at 1 hr (2013-12-11 16:46:42 GMT)
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@Rosario - I was just coming back here to add that from what you've given, in this context "entertain" could be a contender too.
Note from asker:
| Thanks Victoria a lot. So I would opt for '' amuse''. What do you think about it? |
| I could take into account ''to entertain'' as well. |
| Thanks a lot everybody. |
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Comment: "Thanks a lot everybody."
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