satisfy
verb (used with object)
to fulfill the desires, expectations, needs, or demands of (a person, the mind, etc.); give full contentment to.
had satisfied
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past perfectof satisfy.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Commercial banks previously had satisfied their need for liquid reserve assets in a variety of ways, including trading among themselves in an overnight-reserves lending market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
A panel of three arbitrators last April unanimously ordered Lindell to pay Zeidman $5 million, concluding that he had satisfied the contest rules.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 21, 2024
EQT said that the parties had satisfied conditions related to antitrust law and could move forward with closing the transaction.
From Reuters ● Aug. 16, 2023
But instead of blocking construction she allowed it to commence and ordered the bureau to present additional proof it had satisfied the law.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 27, 2023
Nhamo poked around the edge with a stick, but even after she had satisfied herself that no scorpions were lurking, she couldn’t bring herself to carve.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
