American English
/fən/
One syllable.
Pleasure and enjoyment from an activity or experience.
In natural connected speech, the vowel in “fun” may be very short, so you may hear something like /fn̩/. When you say the word alone, keep the vowel clear: /fən/.
Pleasure and enjoyment from an activity or experience.
We had fun at the beach.
The children are having fun outside.
When it means enjoyment, fun usually does not take a/an.
a lot of fun · great fun · family fun
have + fun + verb-ing
for + fun
Enjoyable and pleasant, or making you enjoy yourself.
That was a fun movie.
Cooking together is fun.
Fun means enjoyable. Funny usually means causing laughter or seeming strange.
fun activity · fun game · fun way to learn · fun night out
be + fun + to + verb
a + fun + noun
to enjoy yourself
Have fun at the party!
to laugh at someone in an unkind way
Don't make fun of her accent.
for enjoyment, not for work or a serious purpose
I play tennis for fun.