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I sing what I sing. And that's recitals and orchestra concerts. To appease - no, that's not the right word - let's say to satisfy - any opera urgings that my public has, I'll put in an aria.
Kathleen Battle

Meaning of "satisfy" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SATISFY

From Old French satisfier, from Latin satisfacere, from satis enough + facere to make, do.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SATISFY

satisfy  [ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SATISFY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Satisfy is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb satisfy in English.

WHAT DOES SATISFY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Satisfy

Satisfy, released by Vertical Records, is Kathryn Scott's first solo album, released in 2004. Seven of the songs are penned by Scott herself, including her most famous track, "Hungry", and also "At the foot of the cross" and "Breathe on me now". She also does covers of Matt Redman's "Blessed be Your name", Mercy Me's "Imagine", and Isaac Watts' classic "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross".

Definition of satisfy in the English dictionary

The first definition of satisfy in the dictionary is to fulfil the desires or needs of. Other definition of satisfy is to provide amply for. Satisfy is also to relieve of doubt; convince.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SATISFY

PRESENT

Present
I satisfy
you satisfy
he/she/it satisfies
we satisfy
you satisfy
they satisfy
Present continuous
I am satisfying
you are satisfying
he/she/it is satisfying
we are satisfying
you are satisfying
they are satisfying
Present perfect
I have satisfied
you have satisfied
he/she/it has satisfied
we have satisfied
you have satisfied
they have satisfied
Present perfect continuous
I have been satisfying
you have been satisfying
he/she/it has been satisfying
we have been satisfying
you have been satisfying
they have been satisfying
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I satisfied
you satisfied
he/she/it satisfied
we satisfied
you satisfied
they satisfied
Past continuous
I was satisfying
you were satisfying
he/she/it was satisfying
we were satisfying
you were satisfying
they were satisfying
Past perfect
I had satisfied
you had satisfied
he/she/it had satisfied
we had satisfied
you had satisfied
they had satisfied
Past perfect continuous
I had been satisfying
you had been satisfying
he/she/it had been satisfying
we had been satisfying
you had been satisfying
they had been satisfying
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will satisfy
you will satisfy
he/she/it will satisfy
we will satisfy
you will satisfy
they will satisfy
Future continuous
I will be satisfying
you will be satisfying
he/she/it will be satisfying
we will be satisfying
you will be satisfying
they will be satisfying
Future perfect
I will have satisfied
you will have satisfied
he/she/it will have satisfied
we will have satisfied
you will have satisfied
they will have satisfied
Future perfect continuous
I will have been satisfying
you will have been satisfying
he/she/it will have been satisfying
we will have been satisfying
you will have been satisfying
they will have been satisfying
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would satisfy
you would satisfy
he/she/it would satisfy
we would satisfy
you would satisfy
they would satisfy
Conditional continuous
I would be satisfying
you would be satisfying
he/she/it would be satisfying
we would be satisfying
you would be satisfying
they would be satisfying
Conditional perfect
I would have satisfy
you would have satisfy
he/she/it would have satisfy
we would have satisfy
you would have satisfy
they would have satisfy
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been satisfying
you would have been satisfying
he/she/it would have been satisfying
we would have been satisfying
you would have been satisfying
they would have been satisfying
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you satisfy
we let´s satisfy
you satisfy
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to satisfy
Past participle
satisfied
Present Participle
satisfying
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SATISFY


amplify
ˈæmplɪˌfaɪ
certify
ˈsɜːtɪˌfaɪ
clarify
ˈklærɪˌfaɪ
classify
ˈklæsɪˌfaɪ
dissatisfy
dɪsˈsætɪsˌfaɪ
identifier
aɪˈdɛntɪˌfaɪ
identify
aɪˈdɛntɪˌfaɪ
justify
ˈdʒʌstɪˌfaɪ
magnify
ˈmæɡnɪˌfaɪ
modify
ˈmɒdɪˌfaɪ
notify
ˈnəʊtɪˌfaɪ
qualify
ˈkwɒlɪˌfaɪ
quantify
ˈkwɒntɪˌfaɪ
sci-fi
ˈsaɪˌfaɪ
signify
ˈsɪɡnɪˌfaɪ
simplify
ˈsɪmplɪˌfaɪ
specify
ˈspɛsɪˌfaɪ
testify
ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪ
verify
ˈvɛrɪˌfaɪ
Wi-Fi
ˈwaɪˌfaɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SATISFY

satiriser
satirist
satirizable
satirization
satirize
satirizer
satisfaction
satisfactorily
satisfactoriness
satisfactory
satisfiable
satisfice
satisficer
satisficing behaviour
satisfied
satisfier
satisfies
satisfying
satisfyingly
sative

WORDS THAT END LIKE SATISFY

beautify
beefy
buffy
comfy
defy
diversify
Duffy
fluffy
glorify
goofy
huffy
indemnify
intensify
jiffy
leafy
puffy
purify
stuffy
taffy
unify

Synonyms and antonyms of satisfy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SATISFY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «satisfy» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of satisfy

Translation of «satisfy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SATISFY

Find out the translation of satisfy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of satisfy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «satisfy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

使满意
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

satisfacer
570 millions of speakers

English

satisfy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संतुष्ट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إرضاء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

удовлетворяют
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

satisfazer
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরিতৃপ্ত করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

satisfaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Memuaskan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zufriedenstellen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

満足させる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

만족시키다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gawe
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đáp ứng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திருப்தி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संतुष्ट करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tatmin etmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

soddisfare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Spełnij
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

задовольняють
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

satisface
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ικανοποιούν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

voldoen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tillfredsställa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Tilfredsstille
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of satisfy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SATISFY»

The term «satisfy» is very widely used and occupies the 9.047 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SATISFY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «satisfy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «satisfy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about satisfy

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10 QUOTES WITH «SATISFY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word satisfy.
1
Louisa May Alcott
Conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long; even if it is, the consciousness of possessing and using it well should satisfy one, and the great charm of all power is modesty.
2
Liberty Hyde Bailey
A garden requires patient labor and attention. Plants do not grow merely to satisfy ambitions or to fulfill good intentions. They thrive because someone expended effort on them.
3
Kathleen Battle
I sing what I sing. And that's recitals and orchestra concerts. To appease - no, that's not the right word - let's say to satisfy - any opera urgings that my public has, I'll put in an aria.
4
Zygmunt Bauman
We already have - thanks to technology, development, skills, the efficiency of our work - enough resources to satisfy all human needs. But we don't have enough resources, and we are unlikely ever to have, to satisfy human greed.
5
Derek Bok
Colleges and universities, for all the benefits they bring, accomplish far less for their students than they should. Many students graduate without being able to write well enough to satisfy their employers... reason clearly or perform competently in analyzing complex, non-technical problems.
6
William Throsby Bridges
If the guilt of sin is so great that nothing can satisfy it but the blood of Jesus; and the filth of sin is so great that nothing can fetch out the stain thereof but the blood of Jesus, how great, how heinous, how sinful must the evil of sin be.
7
Lou Brock
Some players tell me that since retiring they've had the urge to go somewhere every three days. To satisfy that urge, they may even jump in the car and drive around the block.
8
Julius Caesar
I have lived long enough to satisfy both nature and glory.
9
Andreas Capellanus
Even if the whole earth and sea were turned to gold, they could hardly satisfy the avarice of a woman... You can more easily scratch a diamond with your fingernail than you can by any human ingenuity get a woman to consent to giving any of her savings.
10
Jonathan Carroll
I write about what interests me. It's very dangerous when you try to satisfy an audience.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SATISFY»

Discover the use of satisfy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to satisfy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
101 Ways to Really Satisfy Your Customers
Lots of practical tips to help you and your staff deliver excellent customer service, ensuring your existing customers keep coming back and new customers are attracted to your business.
Andrew Griffiths, 2006
2
Satisfy a Woman Every Single Time
From a steamy map of the female body to a checklist that'll help him tell if she's faking it to a mini Kama Sutra with positions guaranteed to send her (and him!) over the top, this book has all the naughty info guys need to satisfy her ...
The Editors of Cosmopolitan, 2011
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Sexscopes: How to Seduce, Stimulate, and Satisfy Any Sign
Wonder no more -- Sexscopes reveals the secrets to seducing the object of your desire based simply on his or her astrological sign, regardless of gender or sexual orientation.
Stuart Hazleton, 2001
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Luxury Fever: Why Money Fails to Satisfy In An Era of Excess
A new luxury fever has America in its grip.
Robert H. Frank, 2001
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How to Satisfy Your Woman Every Time: The Straight Guy's ...
A housekeeping and hyiene guide for men offers step-by-step instructions for maintaining every room in the house, including tips on laundry, paperwork, houseplants, and table preparation.
Jane Moseley, Nigel Browning, 2004
6
Satisfy My Thirsty Soul: For I Am Desperate for Your Presence
Women have an innate thirst for true, genuine intimacy. Author Linda Dillow believes that this desire is created--and can only be satisfied--by a relationship with God.
Linda Dillow, 2014
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Mug Cakes: 100 Speedy Microwave Treats to Satisfy Your Sweet ...
Satisfy your sweet tooth instantly with a microwave cake baked in a mug. Mug Cakes contains one hundred quick and easy recipes that are ready in a matter of minutes! Why reach for store-bought mix that takes up to an hour to bake?
Leslie Bilderback, 2013
8
Sinfully Vegan: More Than 160 Decadent Desserts to Satisfy ...
In this newly updated and expanded edition of Sinfully Vegan, Lois Dieterly shows you how to do just that, with more than 160 dairy-, egg-, and cholesterol-free recipes.
Lois Dieterly, 2011
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Satisfy My Soul
Satisfy My Soul will linger in yours long after the final page is turned. From the Hardcover edition.
Colin Channer, 2002
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Satisfy Your Soul: Restoring the Heart of Christian Spirituality
WHEN DID YOU LAST SENSE HIM DIRECTING YOU? Find solid, biblical direction and personal insight as you join Dr. Bruce Demarest in his study of the life-long process of inner transformation.
Bruce Demarest, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SATISFY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term satisfy is used in the context of the following news items.
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NHA fails to satisfy Senate body over toll-tax hike
The National Highway Authority (NHA) also failed to satisfy senators over exorbitant increase in the toll tax on motorways. The senators observed that the ... «Daily Times, Jul 15»
2
VIDEO: Anderson East Previews 'Satisfy Me' on LATE NIGHT WITH …
Anderson East made his network television debut last night on "Late Night with Seth Meyers" performing his new single, "Satisfy Me." The song is from East's ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
3
In high country: Cascades peaks, wildflowers, alpine lakes satisfy
Summer adventures begin with an idea; ours was to head out for a more remote hike, taking advantage of the longer days of early summer and the still green ... «The Register-Guard, Jun 15»
4
How is wearable technology helping to satisfy the world's future …
Wearable technologies are being used by the aviation industry to produce more planes faster in order to satisfy our need to fly. Thanks to wearables such as ... «euronews, Jun 15»
5
How to Satisfy a Picky Eater
Satisfying your picker eater is difficult but manageable. How you deal with it depends on their age, your time constraints, and your food likes and dislikes. «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
6
Can world satisfy a growing demand for energy?
John Watson is chairman and chief executive officer of Chevron Corporation. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his. (CNN) As the ministers of the ... «CNN, Jun 15»
7
The Taste That Doesn't Really Satisfy
Imagine a meal made of the milk left in the bottom of a bowl of cut-rate cereal, the liquid thickened with sweepings from the floor of a health food store, and you ... «New York Times, May 15»
8
Sarepta's Feast May Not Satisfy
Talk about putting the cart before the biotech horse. Shares of Sarepta Therapeutics SRPT -2.16 % soared 60% Wednesday after the company announced it ... «Wall Street Journal, May 15»
9
Trump: How Can Hillary 'Satisfy America' If She 'Can't Satisfy Her …
Donald Trump has made no bones about it: he's not a fan of Hillary Clinton. In a Thursday night tweet sent from Trump's Twitter account to his nearly 3 million ... «Daily Caller, Apr 15»
10
FDA Compliant Systems in the Cloud: Five Requirements You Must …
... considerations and imperative questions you must ask of any cloud services provider to ensure the offering can satisfy key requirements of 21 CFR Part 11. «Marketwired, Apr 15»

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