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Meanings of satisfy in English

Portuguese
cumprir
Spanish
satisfacer

Fill or meet a want or need.

cumprir
Portuguese
agradar
Catalan
satisfer
Spanish
gratificar

To give pleasure to; to make happy or satisfied.

agradar
Usage of satisfy in English
1
A NYSE spokesman said the date was set to satisfy German law.
Reuters
2
Still, some outside observers expect the changes will not satisfy the industry.
Reuters
3
I'm sure it's in your government report somewhere and will hardly satisfy.
The bourne ultimatum
4
Doctors have long complained about excessive paperwork required to satisfy insurance companies.
Reuters
5
I also think leaders should maybe not satisfy every demand, Cole said.
Reuters
6
An index lookup is used to satisfy the result of a subquery.
Mysql stored procedure programming
7
Brother Jacques; he will satisfy my curiosity in the matter of absolution.
The Grey Cloak
8
So did he, of course, but that answer did not satisfy them.
Children of Time
9
It would not satisfy critics of the banks' involvement in physical trading.
Reuters
10
They may not even be able to know or satisfy the need.
Ebony
11
The Profumo case offered him the opportunity to satisfy both at once.
The Guardian
12
Also read: Virtual travel experiences to help satisfy your wanderlust during lockdown
The South African
13
So we needed a solution, a compromise that would satisfy both goals.
Wet desert: tracking down a terrorist on the colorado river
14
The simple prospect of marriage and motherhood could never satisfy in itself.
The Man in the Twilight
15
A bus pass could satisfy for proof of identity, said one trader.
Reuters
16
However, there were enough high fliers there that night to satisfy anybody.
The Irish Times
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