satisfy
To be enough (for)
Example
“That brief explanation will never satisfy.”
Other meanings
To meet the needs of, to fulfill the wishes or requirements of someone.
To provide what is wanted or required for something.
Synonyms
- fulfill
- live up to
Related words
- outsatisfy
- oversatisfy
- presatisfy
- resatisfy
- satisfiability
- satisfiable
- unsatisfy
- satisfy oneself
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "satisfaciō".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “satisfy” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.