how to pronounce amuse

/əˈmjuːz/

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amuse is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of amuse in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… gadgets that would amuse his friends and …”

meaning of amuse

Amuse means to make happy or to entertain.

amuse frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word amuse occurs in english on average 2.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics amuse can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that amuse can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;