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# satisfy

«satisfy» in Mova's school dictionary: **to make them pleased or content because they got what…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (satisfy, satisfies, satisfied, satisfying)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To satisfy someone is to make them pleased or content because they got what they wanted or needed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satisfy/#m1)

2) To satisfy hunger or thirst is to make it go away. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satisfy/#m2)

3) To satisfy a rule, need or condition is to meet it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satisfy/#m3)

4) (maths) A number satisfies an equation if it makes the equation true. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satisfy/#m4)

5) (formal) To satisfy yourself that something is true is to make sure of it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satisfy/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In maths, "find the value of x that satisfies x + 3 = 7" means find the number that makes it true (x = 4). In everyday life, a good meal satisfies hunger; a good answer satisfies a curious friend. In stories, "curiosity was satisfied" means the character finally found out. Phrases: satisfy your curiosity, satisfy the rules.

### examples

- This sandwich will satisfy your hunger until tea. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satisfy/#x1)
- Nothing seemed to satisfy the grumpy king. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satisfy/#x2)
- The number 4 satisfies the equation x + 3 = 7. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satisfy/#x3)
- Your project must satisfy all the rules on the sheet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satisfy/#x4)
- She opened the box to satisfy her curiosity. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satisfy/#x5)
- A cold drink satisfied my thirst. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satisfy/#x6)
- The teacher was satisfied with our work. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satisfy/#x7)
- Which numbers satisfy "greater than 5 and less than 9"? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satisfy/#x8)
- He was unable to move and could not satisfy his hunger and thirst. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satisfy/#x9)

### note

Spelling: satisfies, satisfied (y → i). Adjectives: satisfied (how you feel), satisfying (what makes you feel that). In maths, "satisfies" = "makes true" or "meets the condition".

### In the corpora

- [Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your gain for that which satisfieth not?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.1205/)
- [I will also smite My hands together, and I will satisfy My fury; I the LORD have spoken it.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/EZK.523/)
- [They are abundantly satisfied with the fatness of Thy house; and Thou makest them drink of the river of Thy pleasures.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.568/)
- [They should also be fed with the fat of wheat; and with honey out of the rock would I satisfy thee.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1454/)
- [O satisfy us in the morning with Thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1632/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «satisfy» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satisfy/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.