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, transitive) to receive; to have

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡəˈniːsn̩/
Etymology

In summary

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

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