MEANING
1. To affect someone or something with magic.
2. To delight or captivate someone deeply.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- enchant a blade
- enchanted forest
- enchant an audience
On the page
The sorcerer enchanted the blade to shine near danger.
Music seemed to enchant everyone in the hall.
The queen had enchanted the gate so that only a child could open it.
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Word forms
- Base
- enchant / enchants
- Past tense
- enchanted
- Past participle
- enchanted
- Present participle
- enchanting
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- enchant / enchants
- Present continuous
- am/is/are enchanting
- Present perfect
- have/has enchanted
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been enchanting
- Past
- enchanted
- Past continuous
- was/were enchanting
- Past perfect
- had enchanted
- Past perfect continuous
- had been enchanting
- Future
- will enchant / enchants
- Future continuous
- will be enchanting
- Future perfect
- will have enchanted
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been enchanting
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Usage notes
Primary curation section: Fantasy. The magical sense may help or harm; the delight sense is favorable. State which sense the context intends. enchant; enchants; enchanted; enchanted; enchanting. Related noun: enchantment.
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