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{
"term": "satisfy",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "satisfy",
"heSheIt": "satisfies"
},
"pastSimple": "satisfied",
"pastParticiple": "satisfied",
"ingForm": "satisfying"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to make somebody pleased by doing or giving them what they want",
"sensetop": "satisfy somebody",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Nothing satisfies him—he's always complaining."
},
{
"text": "The proposed plan will not satisfy everyone."
}
],
"topics": ["Feelings"],
"collocations": {
"verb + satisfy": ["have to", "must", "should"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to provide what is wanted, needed or asked for",
"sensetop": "satisfy something",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The food wasn't enough to **satisfy his hunger**."
},
{
"text": "to **satisfy somebody’s curiosity**"
},
{
"text": "The education system must **satisfy the needs** of all children."
},
{
"text": "We cannot **satisfy demand** for the product."
},
{
"text": "to **satisfy a requirement/condition/criterion**"
},
{
"text": "She failed to satisfy all the requirements for entry to the college."
},
{
"text": "Nothing could satisfy his desire for power."
},
{
"text": "More and more games are produced to satisfy the public's appetite for online entertainment."
},
{
"text": "It seemed that no amount of information would satisfy their curiosity."
},
{
"text": "The owners were unable to satisfy all the demands of the workers."
},
{
"text": "We could never satisfy all their requests"
},
{
"text": "Our hunger satisfied, we continued our journey."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verb + satisfy": ["have to", "must", "should"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to make somebody certain something is true or has been done",
"sensetop": "satisfy somebodysatisfy somebody of somethingsatisfy somebody/yourself (that)…",
"labels": "(formal)",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Her explanation did not satisfy the teacher.",
"contextForm": "satisfy somebody"
},
{
"text": "People need to be satisfied of the need for a new system.",
"contextForm": "satisfy somebody of something"
},
{
"text": "Once I had satisfied myself (that) it was the right decision, we went ahead.",
"contextForm": "satisfy somebody/yourself (that)…"
},
{
"text": "All you have to do is satisfy the court he is not at risk."
},
{
"text": "She went to satisfy herself that the guests had everything they needed."
},
{
"text": "He nodded, pretending to be satisfied by the answer."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verb + satisfy": ["have to", "must", "should"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈsætɪsfaɪ/",
"audio": "sa/satisfy/satisfy__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈsætɪsfaɪz/",
"audio": "sa/satisfy/satisfies__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈsætɪsfaɪd/",
"audio": "sa/satisfy/satisfied__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈsætɪsfaɪɪŋ/",
"audio": "sa/satisfy/satisfying__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈsætɪsfaɪ/",
"audio": "sa/satisfy/satisfy__us_2.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈsætɪsfaɪz/",
"audio": "sa/satisfy/satisfies__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈsætɪsfaɪd/",
"audio": "sa/satisfy/satisfied__us_3.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈsætɪsfaɪɪŋ/",
"audio": "sa/satisfy/satisfying__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French satisfier, formed irregularly from Latin satisfacere ‘to content’, from satis ‘enough’ + facere ‘make’."
}