INDULGE


Meaning of INDULGE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪndʌldʒ ]

( indulges, indulging, indulged)

1.

If you indulge in something or if you indulge yourself , you allow yourself to have or do something that you know you will enjoy.

Only rarely will she indulge in a glass of wine...

He returned to Britain so that he could indulge his passion for football...

You can indulge yourself without spending a fortune.

VERB : V in n , V n , V pron-refl , also V

2.

If you indulge someone, you let them have or do what they want, even if this is not good for them.

He did not agree with indulging children.

= spoil

VERB : V n

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