content
To give contentment or satisfaction toTo give contentment or satisfaction to; to satisfy; to make happy.
» She was content with her life.
Она была довольна своей жизнью. — odexed
Вона була задоволена своїм життям. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(transitive)To give contentment or satisfaction to; to satisfy; to make happy.
You can't have any more. You'll have to content yourself with what you already have.
begnügen, sich zufriedengeben, zufriedenstellen
удовлетворя́тьudovletvorjátʹ, удовлетвори́тьudovletvorítʹ
задовольня́тиzadovolʹnjáty, задовольни́тиzadovolʹnýty
(obsolete, transitive)To satisfy the expectations of; to pay; to requite.
satisfy in a limited way
Examples
472 sentencesShe was content with her life.
Вона була задоволена своїм життям. — deniko
ruОна была довольна своей жизнью. — odexed
She is content with his present salary.
Вона задоволена його нинішньою зарплатнею. — rozmaita
ruОна довольна его нынешней зарплатой. — Svetislava
deSie ist mit seinem derzeitigen Gehalt zufrieden. — wolfgangth
I'm content with my job.
Я задоволений своєю роботою. — anastasishko
ruЯ доволен своей работой. — zmoo
deIch bin mit meiner Arbeit zufrieden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I was content.
Я був задоволений. — deniko
ruЯ был доволен. — marafon
You look content.
У тебе задоволений вигляд. — deniko
ruТы выглядишь довольным. — corvard
deDu siehst zufrieden aus. — al_ex_an_der
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English contenten (“to satisfy”), from Latin contentus (“contained; satisfied”From Middle English contenten (“to satisfy”), from Latin contentus (“contained; satisfied”), past participle of continēre (“to contain”).
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Forms
contents, contenting, contented, contentedSynonyms
35 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
5 patterns- the contents of
- is content with
- contents of the
- content with his
- seem content