English-Italian translations for amuse

• divertire
  – La funzione dei giocattoli non è soltanto quella di divertire, ma anche di insegnare e aiutare i bambini a conoscere il mondo. The role of children’s toys is not only to amuse, but also to teach children and help them get to know the world.
• svagare

Definition of amuse

• To entertain or occupy in a pleasant manner; to stir with pleasing emotions
• To cause laughter or amusement; to be funny
• To keep in expectation; to beguile; to delude

Examples

• I watch these movies because they amuse me.
• It always amuses me to hear the funny stories why people havent got a ticket, but I never let them get in without paying.
• His jokes rarely fail to amuse.

Related words

• amusement
• amused
• hippopotamuses
• amuse-bouche
• amuser
• amusedly
• amuse-gueule
• amuse oneself
• amusement park, funfair