take+delight

  • 41take pleasure in — we re still healthy enough to take pleasure in our retirement years Syn: enjoy, delight in, love, like, adore, appreciate, relish, savor, revel in, glory in; informal get a kick out of, get a thrill out of …

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  • 42take pleasure in — ENJOY, delight in, love, like, adore, appreciate, relish, savour, revel in, glory in; informal get a kick out of, get a thrill out of. → pleasure * * * derive happiness or enjoyment from they take a perverse pleasure in causing trouble …

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  • 43take one's breath away — {v. phr.} To surprise greatly; impress very much; leave speechless with surprise or wonder or delight; astonish. * /The sunset is so beautiful it takes our breath away./ * /His refusal was so unexpected it took my breath away./ Compare: CATCH ONE …

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  • 44take one's breath away — {v. phr.} To surprise greatly; impress very much; leave speechless with surprise or wonder or delight; astonish. * /The sunset is so beautiful it takes our breath away./ * /His refusal was so unexpected it took my breath away./ Compare: CATCH ONE …

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  • 45delight in — Synonyms and related words: adore, appreciate, bask in, be fond of, be partial to, be pleased with, cherish, derive pleasure from, devour, eat up, enjoy, feast on, freak out on, get high on, gloat over, groove on, indulge in, like, love,… …

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  • 46take\ one's\ breath\ away — v. phr. To surprise greatly; impress very much; leave speechless with surprise or wonder or delight; astonish. The sunset is so beautiful it takes our breath away. His refusal was so unexpected it took my breath away. Compare: catch one s… …

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  • 47take someone's breath away — astonish someone with awed respect or delight. → breath …

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  • 48delight in — Syn: love, relish, savour, adore, lap up, take pleasure in, enjoy, revel in …

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  • 49To take a newspaper — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands …

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  • 50To take advantage of — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands …

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