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satisfied

  • adjective
  • sat·is·fied
  • /ˈsætɪsfaɪd/

In a state of satisfaction.

Example

“I'm satisfied with your progress in your homework, so you can watch television now.”

Other meanings

  1. Convinced based on the available evidence.

    “The judge was satisfied that the defendant did not go out with the intent to start a riot.”

Example sentences

  • “When were you most satisfied in a previous job?”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
  • “Are you satisfied with your work?”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Middle English "satisfien".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “satisfied” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.