satisfy

🇺🇸 /ˈsætɪsfaɪ/ 🇬🇧 /ˈsætɪsfaɪ/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B2
verb
B2

to make someone happy by giving them what they want

The new rules satisfy most people because they are fair.

B2

to give what is needed or asked for

The store has enough stock to satisfy customer demand.

B2

to make someone sure something is true

The evidence will satisfy the judge that he is innocent.

translation

v. to make someone happy by giving them what they want; to give what is needed or asked for; to make someone sure something is true

Word Forms

3rd Present satisfies
Past satisfied
Perfect satisfied
Progressive satisfying