fun

fun
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noun
ADJECTIVE
enormous, excellent (BrE), good, great, terrific, tremendous
pure, sheer
clean, good clean, harmless, innocent, plain (esp. AmE)

The boys' game started as harmless fun but ended in tragedy.

It was just plain fun.

family
VERB + FUN
be, become, get
look, seem, sound
have

We had a lot of fun at Mick's party.

He decided to have a little fun at his friend's expense.

ruin, spoil

We won't let the rain spoil our fun.

want
find
FUN + NOUN
day

She organized an annual fun day for local children.

PREPOSITION
for fun

I write for fun, not because I expect to make money.

in fun

I only said it in fun—don't take it seriously!

fun for

a game that's fun for kids

PHRASES
be no fun

It's no fun getting up at 4 a.m. on a cold, rainy morning.

a bit of fun

I was only having a bit of fun.

full of fun

This movie is full of fun.

fun and games

School isn't all fun and games.

just for fun, just for the fun of it

They took up motor racing just for the fun of it.

miss the fun

You're missing all the fun!

the real fun

That's when the real fun started!

a sense of fun

You have to have a sense of fun to be a good teacher.

suck (all) the fun out of sth (AmE), take the fun away from sth, take the fun out of sth

Must you take all the fun out of everything?

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adj.
Fun is used with these nouns: ↑day, ↑diversion, ↑evening, ↑fair, ↑fur, ↑game, ↑hobby, ↑movie, ↑night, ↑part, ↑read, ↑ride, ↑run, ↑time

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  • fun — ► NOUN 1) light hearted pleasure or amusement. 2) a source of this. 3) playfulness or good humour. ► ADJECTIVE informal ▪ enjoyable. ● make fun of Cf. ↑make fun of …   English terms dictionary

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