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satisfy
[ sat-is-fahy ]
verb (used with object)
- to fulfill the desires, expectations, needs, or demands of (a person, the mind, etc.); give full contentment to:
The hearty meal satisfied him.
Synonyms: , , ,
- to put an end to (a desire, want, need, etc.) by sufficient or ample provision:
The hearty meal satisfied his hunger.
- to give assurance to; convince:
to satisfy oneself by investigation.
Synonyms:
- to answer sufficiently, as an objection.
- to solve or dispel, as a doubt.
- to discharge fully (a debt, obligation, etc.).
- to make reparation to or for:
to satisfy an offended person; to satisfy a wrong.
- to pay (a creditor).
- Mathematics.
- to fulfill the requirements or conditions of:
to satisfy a theorem.
- (of a value of an unknown) to change (an equation) into an identity when substituted for the unknown: x = 2 satisfies 3 x = 6.
verb (used without object)
- to give satisfaction.
satisfy
/ ˈæɪˌڲɪ /
verb
- also intr to fulfil the desires or needs of (a person)
- to provide amply for (a need or desire)
- to relieve of doubt; convince
- to dispel (a doubt)
- to make reparation to or for
- to discharge or pay off (a debt) to (a creditor)
- to fulfil the requirements of; comply with
you must satisfy the terms of your lease
- maths logic to fulfil the conditions of (a theorem, assumption, etc); to yield a truth by substitution of the given value
x = 3 satisfies x² – 4x + 3 = 0
Derived Forms
- ˈپˌھ, adjective
- ˈپˌھ, noun
- ˈپˌڲ⾱Բ, adverb
- ˈپˌڲ⾱Բ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- i·ھa· adjective
- i·ھe noun
- i·ڲiԲ· adverb
- i·ڲiԲ·Ա noun
- ԴDz·i·ڲiԲ adjective
- dzܳȴi·ڲ verb (used with object) outsatisfied outsatisfying
- ·i·ڲ verb (used with object) presatisfied presatisfying
- p·i·ڲ verb (used with object) supersatisfied supersatisfying
- un·i·ھa· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of satisfy1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of satisfy1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
However, he's not satisfied with merely distancing himself from media pushback.
"You do not have to be satisfied what the motive was, or even that there was one."
If you are still not satisfied, you can request a review from regulator Ofqual.
If you are still not satisfied, you can request a review from the exams regulator Ofqual.
“In addition to better outcomes, we’d like to see a stronger, more robust, and more satisfied primary care workforce,” he said.
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