verb

gozar

enjoy

Sentir alegría o placer por algo que se está viviendo o haciendo.

Gozar means to enjoy, take pleasure in, or experience joy.

To enjoy an activity or experience: Gozamos de las vacaciones — “We enjoyed the vacation.”
To possess or benefit from something desirable: Goza de buena salud — “She enjoys good health.”
In some contexts, especially colloquially, it can mean to experience sexual pleasure or orgasm.

Gozar is a regular -ar verb. It is often followed by de when expressing enjoyment or possession: gozar de buena salud.

Before e, the z changes to c to preserve the pronunciation: yo gocé (“I enjoyed”).

It comes from the Latin gaudēre, meaning “to rejoice.”

disfrutar — “to enjoy”; more common in everyday speech and often interchangeable with gozar.
deleitarse — “to delight in”; suggests particular delight or pleasure.
sufrir — “to suffer”; an opposite when gozar refers to experiencing pleasure.
padecer — “to suffer from”; can contrast with enjoying good health.

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Ellos gozaron del concierto anoche.verb

They enjoyed the concert last night.

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