English Reference

Idiom

take delight in

Meaning

To enjoy.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“They take delight in gardening every weekend.”

“The teacher takes delight in seeing her students finally understand a difficult lesson.”

“The author takes delight in crafting intricate plots that challenge the reader to look beyond the surface of the narrative.”

Examples

simple

“They take delight in gardening every weekend.”

contextual

“The teacher takes delight in seeing her students finally understand a difficult lesson.”

complex

“The author takes delight in crafting intricate plots that challenge the reader to look beyond the surface of the narrative.”

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