satisfy
/ˈsætɪsfaɪ/ verb A2- To be enough (for) · That brief explanation will never satisfy.
- To meet the needs of, to fulfill the wishes or requirements of (someone). · The final rehearsal of the day seemed to satisfy the director.
- To provide what is wanted or required for (something). · Even three giant helpings of turkey and ham didn't satisfy her appetite.
- To pay to the extent of what is claimed or due. · to satisfy a creditor
- To answer or discharge (a claim, debt, legal demand, etc.); to give compensation for. · to satisfy a claim or an execution
- To cause (a sentence) to be true when the sentence is interpreted in one's universe. · The complex numbers satisfy #92;existsx#58;x²#43;1#61;0.
- To convince by ascertaining; to free from doubt.
He/she/it satisfies · Past satisfied · Past participle satisfied · -ing form satisfying
Verb forms
- Base form
- satisfy
- He/she/it
- satisfies
- Past
- satisfied
- Past participle
- satisfied
- -ing form
- satisfying
From the library
It just satisfied me here”--she put one hand on her breast--“it made a queer funny ache and yet it was a pleasant ache.
I’m glad she was satisfied with me anyhow; I would feel so sad if I thought I was a disappointment to her--because she didn’t live very long after that, you see.
I’d be satisfied with one, wouldn’t you?
Somehow, little dream girls are not satisfying after a real friend.
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