gratify
To pleaseTo please.
» It's very gratifying to see this happening.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To please.
угожда́тьugoždátʹ, угоди́тьugodítʹ, ублажа́тьublažátʹ
(transitive)To make content; to satisfy.
gratify the critics
gratify the voters
удовлетворя́тьudovletvorjátʹ, удовлетвори́тьudovletvorítʹ
make happy or satisfied
Examples
16 sentencesIt's very gratifying to see this happening.
That was very gratifying.
That's very gratifying.
It's very gratifying.
ruЭто очень отрадно.
Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.
deMache immer das Richtige. Das wird einige erfreuen und den Rest erstaunen lassen.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From French gratifier, from Latin grātificō (“to do a favor to, oblige, please, gratify”),From French gratifier, from Latin grātificō (“to do a favor to, oblige, please, gratify”), from grātus (“kind, pleasing”) + faciō (“to make”).
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Forms
gratifies, gratifying, gratified, gratifiedSynonyms
71 synonymsAntonyms
5 antonymsWord family
6 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