Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with amused in American Collocation
amused
adjective
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/əˈmjuzd/
easily
faintly
highly
mildly
rather
He sounded faintly amused.
expression
expression
eye
glance
look
smile
voice
He looked up at her again and he found she was regarding him with an amused smile.
reaction or attitude
condescension
contempt
surprise
tolerance
I believe the only valid response to behaviour like that is to treat it with amused contempt.
be
keep (someone)
look
seem
We had two teenagers with us to keep amused.
Looking amused they nodded and went back to their conversation.