Meaning

7 senses
  1. (ambitransitive)To be enough (for)

    That brief explanation will never satisfy.

    befriedigen, zufriedenstellen

    удовлетворя́тьudovletvorjátʹ, удовлетвори́тьudovletvorítʹ

    задовольня́тиzadovolʹnjáty, задовольни́тиzadovolʹnýty

  2. To be enough (for)

    (ambitransitive, transitive)To meet the needs of, to fulfill the wishes or requirements of (someone).

    The final rehearsal of the day seemed to satisfy the director.

    meet the requirements or expectations of

  3. (ambitransitive, transitive)To provide what is wanted or required for (something).

    Even three giant helpings of turkey and ham didn't satisfy her appetite.

  4. (transitive)To pay to the extent of what is claimed or due.

    to satisfy a creditor

  5. (transitive)To answer or discharge (a claim, debt, legal demand, etc.); to give compensation for.

    to satisfy a claim or an execution

  6. (transitive)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.

  7. (dated, literary, transitive)To convince by ascertaining; to free from doubt.

Examples

887 sentences
  1. They are satisfied with the contract.

    Вони задоволені контрактом.

    deSie sind zufrieden mit dem Vertrag.

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  2. Are you satisfied with the result?

    Ти задоволений результатом?

    ruТы удовлетворен результатом?

    deBist du mit dem Ergebnis zufrieden?

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  3. He was satisfied with the result.

    Він був задоволений результатом.

    ruОн был удовлетворён результатом.

    deEr war mit dem Ergebnis zufrieden.

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  4. He is satisfied with the result.

    Він задоволений результатом.

    ruОн удовлетворён результатом.

    deEr ist mit dem Ergebnis zufrieden.

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  5. They were satisfied with the result.

    Вони були задоволені результатом.

    ruОни были удовлетворены результатом.

    deSie waren mit dem Ergebnis zufrieden.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
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Русский
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Deutsch
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to be enough (for):

Origin

From Middle English satisfyen, satisfien, from Old French satisfiier, satisfier (also Old

From Middle English satisfyen, satisfien, from Old French satisfiier, satisfier (also Old French satisfaire), from Latin satisfacere, from satis (“enough, sufficient”) + faciō (“to make; to do”).

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Forms

satisfies, satisfying, satisfied, satisfied
Base formsatisfy · to satisfy
3rd person singularsatisfies
Present participlesatisfying
Past simplesatisfied
Past participlesatisfied

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysatisfy
he, she, itsatisfies

Past simpleLesson

all personssatisfied

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave satisfied
he, she, ithas satisfied

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill satisfy

Synonyms

44 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

5 antonyms

Word family

15 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • satisfied with the
  • was satisfied with
  • not satisfied with
  • satisfied with my
  • at all satisfied
  • very satisfied with
  • quite satisfied with
  • was very satisfied
  • all satisfied with
  • satisfied with these
  • quite satisfied
  • satisfied with your

See also

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