genießen

Etymology
From, from , from , equivalent to. Akin to 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1)  to enjoy (an experience); to relish; to savor
 * 2)  to have (food or beverage), to eat, to drink
 * 3)  to receive; to have
 * 1)  to receive; to have

Usage notes

 * In older usage, genießen was construed with a genitive object: des Lebens genießen. This is now obsolete.
 * Genießen is significantly less frequent than English . The German verb usually means “to enjoy something consciously ”, while the more general sense of “to take pleasure in” is expressed with other constructions. For example: She enjoys dancing. → “Sie tanzt .” Or: “Sie hat am Tanzen.”