OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 8773

amuse

/əˈmjuːz/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
distraer • embebecer • entretener
To entertain or occupy (someone or something) in a pleasant manner; to stir (someone) with pleasing emotions.
I watch these movies because they amuse me.
It always amuses me to hear the funny stories why people haven't got a ticket, but I never let them get in without paying.
divertir
To cause laughter or amusement; to be funny.
His jokes rarely fail to amuse me.