enjoy cartoons

Meaning

This phrase means to get pleasure, fun, or amusement from watching animated television shows or movies. While it is a very common activity for children, many adults also share this interest.

Examples

• Many adults still enjoy cartoons on Saturday mornings.

  Many adults still enjoy cartoons on Saturday mornings.

• My younger brother and I always enjoy cartoons after school.

  My younger brother and I always enjoy cartoons after school.

• Do you enjoy cartoons like Anime, or do you prefer classic Disney?

  Do you enjoy cartoons like Anime, or do you prefer classic Disney?

• Even though she is thirty, she still loves to enjoy cartoons with her kids.

  Even though she is thirty, she still loves to enjoy cartoons with her kids.

• I don't really enjoy cartoons; I prefer watching live-action movies.

  I don't really enjoy cartoons; I prefer watching live-action movies.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I enjoy to watch cartoons.

  ✓ I enjoy watching cartoons.

  The verb 'enjoy' must be followed by a gerund (verb ending in -ing), not an infinitive (to + verb). Alternatively, you can follow it directly with the noun: 'I enjoy cartoons'.

• ✗ Children enjoy caricatures on TV.

  ✓ Children enjoy cartoons on TV.

  'Caricature' refers to a drawing of a person that exaggerates their features for comic effect. Animated television shows are called 'cartoons'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• When I was a kid, I used to ___ every Sunday morning.

  💡 Have fun watching animated shows.

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  enjoy cartoons

• Do you still ___ now that you are an adult?

  💡 Get pleasure from animated television programs.

  Show answer

  enjoy cartoons