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• derive pleasure from — index relish Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• pleasure — n. 1) to afford, give pleasure (it gives me great pleasure to present the next speaker) 2) to feel; find, take pleasure in 3) to derive pleasure from 4) to forgo a pleasure 5) a genuine, real; rare pleasure 6) a pleasure to + inf. (it s a… …   Combinatory dictionary

• derive — v. 1) (d; intr.) ( to come ) to derive from (many words derive from Latin) 2) (D; tr.) ( to trace ) to derive from (to derive a word from a Latin root) 3) (D; tr.) ( to receive ) to derive from (to derive pleasure from music) * * * [dɪ raɪv] (d;… …   Combinatory dictionary

• Pleasure — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Pleasure >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 pleasure pleasure gratification enjoyment fruition Sgm: N 1 oblectation oblectation delectation Sgm: N 1 relish relish zest Sgm: N 1 gusto gusto …   English dictionary for students

• derive — [[t]dɪra͟ɪv[/t]] derives, deriving, derived 1) VERB If you derive something such as pleasure or benefit from a person or from something, you get it from them. [FORMAL] [V n from n/ ing] Mr Ying is one of those happy people who derive pleasure… …   English dictionary

• derive — de|rive [dıˈraıv] v [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: dériver, from Latin derivare to draw out water , from rivus stream ] 1.) [T] to get something, especially an advantage or a pleasant feeling, from something derive sth from sth ▪ Medically,… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• pleasure — noun 1 enjoyment ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, deep, enormous, great, intense ▪ It gives me enormous pleasure to welcome my next guest. ▪ genuine …   Collocations dictionary

• pleasure */*/*/ — UK [ˈpleʒə(r)] / US [ˈpleʒər] noun Word forms pleasure : singular pleasure plural pleasures 1) a) [uncountable] a feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction He smiled with pleasure when she walked in. get pleasure from (doing) something: I… …   English dictionary

• pleasure — noun 1》 a feeling of happy satisfaction and enjoyment.     ↘enjoyment and entertainment, as opposed to necessity.     ↘an event or activity from which one derives enjoyment.     ↘[as modifier] intended for entertainment rather than business:… …   English new terms dictionary

• derive — 01. Many words in English are [derived] from French. 02. Many words used in formal written English are of French [derivation]. 03. Gandhi once said, As long as you [derive] inner help and comfort from anything, keep it. 04. Penicillin is… …   Grammatical examples in English

• derive — verb ADVERB ▪ clearly ▪ The lions clearly derive some benefit from living in groups. ▪ largely, mainly, primarily ▪ partly ▪ …   Collocations dictionary