genießen

Meaning

  1. (class-2,strong,transitive) to enjoy (an experience); to relish; to savor
  2. (class-2,formal,strong,transitive) to have (food or beverage), to eat, to drink
  3. (class-2,figuratively,strong) to receive; to have

Concepts

enjoy

relish

savor

savour

eat

delight in

taste

drink

love

dine

feed

lunch

enjoy oneself

show a liking for

be endowed with

own

amuse oneself

be amused

think fun

hear

bask

regale

luxuriate

have fun

take delight in

sense

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡəˈniːsn̩/
Etymology

From Middle High German geniezen, from Old High German giniozan, from Proto-West Germanic *ganeutan, equivalent to ge- + nießen. Akin to Dutch genieten.

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