Kilo Lingo

/ˈsætɪsfaɪ/

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Translation

To make someone pleased by giving them what they want or need.

Word origin

From Latin satisfacere, to do enough, from satis, enough, and facere, to do.

Origin
Latin
Root
satisfacere
English cognates
satisfaction

Grammar

Verb typeregular (satisfy, satisfies, satisfied)

Examples

hunger.

To satisfy a need is to give it what it asks for.

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If nothing satisfies you, nothing is ever good enough.

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"Satisfied" is the adjective: pleased because something is good enough.

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This word is part of lesson 41.