amusement

«amusement» in Mova's school dictionary: The feeling of finding something funny — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (amusement, amusements)

meaning for a pupil

1) The feeling of finding something funny. tree →

2) Fun or entertainment; something that keeps you entertained. tree →

3) (plural) Rides and games at a fair or seaside, as in "amusements". tree →

sense in the lessons

Everyday: amusement park, amusement arcade (UK seaside games). In stories: watch something in amusement, to someone's amusement. Phrases: amusement park, amusement arcade, in amusement, for amusement, much to my amusement.

examples

• We went to the amusement park and rode the roller coaster. tree →
• She watched the kittens in amusement. tree →
• Much to our amusement, the teacher wore a funny hat. tree →
• The seaside town had amusements on the pier. tree →
• They played cards for amusement. tree →
• There was little amusement on the rainy day. tree →
• And this was her favorite amusement. tree →

note

Uncountable for the feeling, countable for rides and games (amusements). US often says "amusement park"; UK also "theme park" and "the amusements" (arcades).

In the corpora

• «Where's the amusement in that?

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «amusement» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.