genießen meaning and definition in german

In older usage, genießen was construed with a genitive object: des Lebens genießen. This is now obsolete.
Genießen is significantly less frequent than English enjoy. The German verb usually means “to enjoy something consciously”, while the more general sense of “to take pleasure in” is expressed with other constructions. For example: She enjoys dancing. → “Sie tanzt gern.” Or: “Sie hat Spaß am Tanzen.”