Emotions & feelings

relish

enjoy greatly

To relish something means to enjoy it very much, especially because it is an exciting or satisfying experience.

C1 now and then speech & writing

Hear it in real life

Were you nervous before the competition?

A little, but I relished the challenge.

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I relish the chance to work on something challenging.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I relish to travel through South America.

Say: I relish travelling through South America.

Use a noun or an -ing form after “relish,” not a to-infinitive.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

relish an opportunity; relish the chance to do something

Your turn: say it out loud

I relish the chance to work on something challenging.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

relish

enjoy greatly

“I relish the chance to work on something challenging.”

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