gratify
To pleaseTo please.
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» It's very gratifying to see this happening.
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Examples
16 sentencesIt's very gratifying to see this happening.
That was very gratifying.
That's very gratifying.
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
- yield (to); give satisfaction to
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, gratifiedTenses
gratify · gratified · will gratify · have gratifiedSynonyms
70 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.