Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to satisfy
Participle: satisfied
Gerund: satisfying
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | satisfy |
| you | satisfy |
| he;she;it | satisfies |
| we | satisfy |
| you | satisfy |
| they | satisfy |
Perfect
| I | have satisfied |
| you | have satisfied |
| he;she;it | has satisfied |
| we | have satisfied |
| you | have satisfied |
| they | have satisfied |
Past
| I | satisfied |
| you | satisfied |
| he;she;it | satisfied |
| we | satisfied |
| you | satisfied |
| they | satisfied |
Pluperfect
| I | had satisfied |
| you | had satisfied |
| he;she;it | had satisfied |
| we | had satisfied |
| you | had satisfied |
| they | had satisfied |
Future
| I | will satisfy |
| you | will satisfy |
| he;she;it | will satisfy |
| we | will satisfy |
| you | will satisfy |
| they | will satisfy |
Future Perfect
| I | will have satisfied |
| you | will have satisfied |
| he;she;it | will have satisfied |
| we | will have satisfied |
| you | will have satisfied |
| they | will have satisfied |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | satisfy |
| you | satisfy |
| he;she;it | satisfy |
| we | satisfy |
| you | satisfy |
| they | satisfy |
Perfect
| I | have satisfied |
| you | have satisfied |
| he;she;it | have satisfied |
| we | have satisfied |
| you | have satisfied |
| they | have satisfied |
Imperfect
| I | satisfied |
| you | satisfied |
| he;she;it | satisfied |
| we | satisfied |
| you | satisfied |
| they | satisfied |
Pluperfect
| I | had satisfied |
| you | had satisfied |
| he;she;it | had satisfied |
| we | had satisfied |
| you | had satisfied |
| they | had satisfied |
Conditional
Present
| I | would satisfy |
| you | would satisfy |
| he;she;it | would satisfy |
| we | would satisfy |
| you | would satisfy |
| they | would satisfy |
Perfect
| I | would have satisfied |
| you | would have satisfied |
| he;she;it | would have satisfied |
| we | would have satisfied |
| you | would have satisfied |
| they | would have satisfied |
Imperative
| you | satisfy |
| we | Let's satisfy |
| you | satisfy |
Verbs conjugated like 'satisfy'
accompany,
acetify,
acidify,
adsignify,
affy,
alacrify,
alkalify,
ally,
amnesty,
amplify,
angelify,
anglicify,
anglify,
apology,
apply,
arefy,
argufy,
astony,
atrophy,
avowtry, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'satisfy'
ratify,
resatisfy,
salify,
sanify,
saxify,
unsatisfy,
babify,
basify,
beatify,
citify,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- content
- appease, gratify, conciliate, pacify, please, humor, delight, suffice
- fulfill
- complete, accomplish, meet, assuage, satiate, provide, qualify, equip
- convince
- assure, persuade, induce, inveigle
Antonyms
- content
- dissatisfied, unsatisfied, reluctant, unwilling
- fulfill
- abandon, fail, cease, quit
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1430, from M.Fr.
satisfier, from O.Fr.
satisfaire, from L.
satisfacere "discharge fully, comply with, make amends," lit. "do enough," from
satis "enough" (from PIE base
*sa- "to satisfy;" see sad) +
facere "perform" (see factitious).
2. Etymology tree
3. ▲
4. Latin satisfacerepcalq.
5. Old French satisfierder.
6. Middle English satisfyen
7. English satisfy
8. From Middle English satisfyen, satisfien, from Old French satisfiier, satisfier (also Old French satisfaire), from Latin satisfacere, from satis (“enough, sufficient”) + faciō (“to make; to do”). See: Latin '
satisfaciō'.
Verbs referencing "satisfy"
Ido satisfacar.
Sample Sentences
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[...] being damp through walking in the sea, had handed me a letter directed to myself, in familiar characters, I am certain I should not have felt one atom of astonishment: I should have been perfectly satisfied. If Neptune himself had walked in, with a toasted shark on his trident, I should have looked upon the event as one of the very commonest everyday occurrences.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] my own nose and eyes, and various impressions wrought by my mouth and chin on different minds, and how my head looks when it is viewed from behind, as on these occasions. Some gentlemen were only satisfied by exercising their sense of touch; and the boys (who are surprisingly precocious in America ) were seldom satisfied, even by that, but would return to the charge over and over again. Many a [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] it is viewed from behind, as on these occasions. Some gentlemen were only satisfied by exercising their sense of touch; and the boys (who are surprisingly precocious in America ) were seldom satisfied, even by that, but would return to the charge over and over again. Many a budding president has walked into my room with his cap on his head and his hands in his pockets, and stared at me for two [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] as much as anybody ? Well, Mr. Wilson, hear what I can tell you. I had a father—one of your Kentucky gentlemen—who didn't think enough of me to keep me from being sold with his dogs and horses, to satisfy the estate, when he died. I saw my mother put up at sheriff's sale, with her seven children. They were sold before her eyes, one by one, all to different masters; and I was the youngest. She came [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ On plantation ? ” said Haley, with a contemptuous glance. “ Likely story ! ” and, as if satisfied with his examination, he walked out and looked, and stood with his hands in his pocket, his cigar in his mouth, and his hat cocked on one side, ready for action.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] blundered through three or four dreary passages concerning the Treaty of Amiens, and other thrilling topics of the same nature (obviously without comprehending ten words ), I expressed myself quite satisfied. It is very possible that they only mounted to this exalted stave in the Ladder of Learning for the astonishment of a visitor; and that at other times they keep upon its lower rounds; but I should [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] mounted to this exalted stave in the Ladder of Learning for the astonishment of a visitor; and that at other times they keep upon its lower rounds; but I should have been much better pleased and satisfied if I had heard them exercised in simpler lessons, which they understood.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] enough to do to walk; as to shying, there was no room for that; and a herd of wild elephants could not have run away in such a wood, with such a coach at their heels. So we stumbled along, quite satisfied.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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But for this intimation, I should have let them lie upon the tables on which they were strewn with careful negligence, like books in a drawing-room: being quite satisfied with the stupendous silliness of certain stanzas with an anti-climax at the end of each, which were framed and hung up on the wall. Curious, however, after reading this announcement, to see what [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] ” said St. Clare. “ By it she lived and died, and I would be very sorry to think it did. I'd as soon desire to have it proved that my mother could drink brandy, chew tobacco, and swear, by way of satisfying me that I did right in doing the same. It wouldn't make me at all more satisfied with these things in myself, and it would take from me the comfort of respecting her; and it really is a comfort, in [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)