satisfy
to fulfill the desires, expectations, needs, or demands of (a person, the mind, etc.); give full contentment to:The hearty meal satisfied him.
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.
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 3x = 6.
Origin of satisfy
1synonym study For satisfy
Other words for satisfy
Other words from satisfy
- sat·is·fi·a·ble, adjective
- sat·is·fi·er, noun
- sat·is·fy·ing·ly, adverb
- sat·is·fy·ing·ness, noun
- non·sat·is·fy·ing, adjective
- out·sat·is·fy, verb (used with object), out·sat·is·fied, out·sat·is·fy·ing.
- pre·sat·is·fy, verb (used with object), pre·sat·is·fied, pre·sat·is·fy·ing.
- su·per·sat·is·fy, verb (used with object), su·per·sat·is·fied, su·per·sat·is·fy·ing.
- un·sat·is·fi·a·ble, adjective
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How to use satisfy in a sentence
It’s also possible that ByteDance pulls out of a sale altogether if it determines it can’t satisfy both governments, the bidders and its own shareholders.
Trump says he won’t extend deadline for TikTok to arrange U.S. sale | Verne Kopytoff | September 10, 2020 | FortuneIt does so while still responding with satisfying feedback clicks.
Serious upgrades for your computer keyboard | PopSci Commerce Team | September 2, 2020 | Popular-ScienceIt will satisfy your user and, at the same time, increase the chances of appearing in featured snippets.
Voice search SEO guide: Trends and best practices | Ricky Wang | September 2, 2020 | Search Engine WatchHere’s how to build a summer salad that will satisfy and pack well, according to three experts.
Imagine that you have many dice on a table and you’re trying to arrange 128 of them in a way that satisfies the rules of a Keller graph.
Computer Search Settles 90-Year-Old Math Problem | Kevin Hartnett | August 19, 2020 | Quanta Magazine
At 50 mil, the movie has to be great and totally satisfying.
Shocking New Reveals From Sony Hack: J. Law, Pitt, Clooney, and Star Wars | William Boot | December 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe way it was executed was maybe not satisfying to people, and it was in no way tied up in a bow.
Michael C. Hall on Going Drag for ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ and Exorcising ‘Dexter’ | Marlow Stern | December 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHis target splits with a satisfying rumble, and then the fragments detonate as he strafes them with more bullets.
But that was not a satisfying news for the environmentalists.
Activists: Moscow Sea Park Is ‘Torturing’ Its Orca Whales | Anna Nemtsova | October 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHuge exposure, 2000 feet of air below you, the sun setting, the hard work to get there— it was so satisfying.
Adventure Photographer Jimmy Chin: Defying the Rational, Physically and Creatively | Oliver Jones | October 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Dowager looked from one to the other, as if she were weighing the men and satisfying herself that Marius ran no risk.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniIf there is a surplus after satisfying the mortgage debt it must be paid to the mortgagor, or, if he is dead, to his heir.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney Bolles"No, sir," said Larkins boldly, satisfying his conscience because he had not seen the manner of the overthrow.
The Daisy Chain | Charlotte YongeThe miner's daughter was so beatifically happy that the girls found a new and most satisfying thrill in her enjoyment.
The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle | Laura Lee HopeIt was impossible to resist an existence which gave me an easy means of satisfying the thousand caprices of Marguerite.
Camille (La Dame aux Camilias) | Alexandre Dumas, fils
British Dictionary definitions for satisfy
/ (ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ) /
(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
Origin of satisfy
1Derived forms of satisfy
- satisfiable, adjective
- satisfier, noun
- satisfying, adjective
- satisfyingly, adverb
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