English > satisfy: 3 senses > verb 1, stativeMeaning | Meet the requirements or expectations of. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
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Synonyms | fulfill, fulfil, live up to |
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Narrower | cover | Provide for |
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suffice, do, answer, serve | Be sufficient |
Broader | fit, conform to, meet, satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil | Fill or meet a want or need |
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Opposite | fall short of | fail to satisfy, as of expectations, for example |
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Spanish | cumplir, realizar, satisfacer |
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Adjectives | satisfactory | giving satisfaction |
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satisfactory | meeting requirements |
Nouns | satisfaction | act of fulfilling a desire or need or appetite |
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satisfier | any agent capable of producing satisfaction |
English > satisfy: 3 senses > verb 3, consumptionMeaning | Fill or meet a want or need. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
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Synonyms | fit, conform to, meet, fill, fulfill, fulfil |
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Narrower | answer | Be satisfactory for |
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content | satisfy in a limited way |
feed on, feed upon | Be sustained by |
fit the bill, fill the bill | Be what is needed or be good enough for what is required |
quell, stay, appease | Overcome or allay |
quench, slake, allay, assuage | satisfy (thirst) |
satisfy, fulfill, fulfil, live up to | Meet the requirements or expectations of |
suit, accommodate, fit | Be agreeable or acceptable to |
Broader | provide, supply, ply, cater | Give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance |
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Spanish | ajustar, copar, corresponder, encajar, satisfacer |
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Catalan | copar, satisfer |
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Adjectives | satisfactory | giving satisfaction |
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satisfactory | meeting requirements |
Nouns | satisfaction | act of fulfilling a desire or need or appetite |
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satisfier | any agent capable of producing satisfaction |