Satisfy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

meet the requirements or expectations of

make happy or satisfied

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈæɾɪsfˌaɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈatɪsfˌaɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈatɪsfˌaɪ/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈæɾɪsfˌaɪ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fill gratify meet fulfill live up to fulfil

Antonyms

dissatisfy fall short of

Word Forms

satisfactory	adjective	meeting requirements
satisfaction	noun	act of fulfilling a desire or need or appetite
satisfier	noun	any agent capable of producing satisfaction
fulfillment	noun	the act of consummating something (a desire or promise etc)
fulfilment	noun	the act of consummating something (a desire or promise etc)
gratification	noun	state of being gratified or satisfied
fill	noun	a quantity sufficient to satisfy

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

erfüllen

die Anforderungen oder Erwartungen erfüllen

🇫🇷French

satisfaire

répondre aux exigences ou aux attentes de

🇪🇸Spanish

satisfacer

cumplir con los requisitos o expectativas de

🇮🇹Italian

soddisfare

soddisfare i requisiti o le aspettative di

🇳🇱Dutch

voldoen

voldoen aan de eisen of verwachtingen van

🇵🇹Portuguese

satisfazer

atender aos requisitos ou expectativas de

🇷🇺Russian

удовлетворить

соответствовать требованиям или ожиданиям

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संतुष्ट

की आवश्यकताओं या अपेक्षाओं को पूरा करें

🇧🇩Bengali

সন্তুষ্ট করা

এর প্রয়োজনীয়তা বা প্রত্যাশা পূরণ করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

திருப்தி

தேவைகள் அல்லது எதிர்பார்ப்புகளை பூர்த்தி செய்யுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

సంతృప్తి చెందుతాయి

యొక్క అవసరాలు లేదా అంచనాలకు అనుగుణంగా

🇮🇳Marathi

संतुष्ट करणे

च्या आवश्यकता किंवा अपेक्षा पूर्ण करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંતોષવું

ની જરૂરિયાતો અથવા અપેક્ષાઓને પૂર્ણ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ತೃಪ್ತಿಪಡಿಸು

ಅವಶ್ಯಕತೆಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷೆಗಳನ್ನು ಪೂರೈಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

തൃപ്തിപ്പെടുത്തുക

ആവശ്യകതകൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രതീക്ഷകൾ നിറവേറ്റുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਤੁਸ਼ਟ ਕਰੋ

ਦੀਆਂ ਜ਼ਰੂਰਤਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਉਮੀਦਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਪੂਰਾ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

مطمئن کرنا

کی ضروریات یا توقعات کو پورا کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

满足

满足要求或期望

🇯🇵Japanese

満足する

～の要件または期待を満たす

🇰🇷Korean

풀다

요구사항이나 기대를 충족시키다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thỏa mãn

đáp ứng các yêu cầu hoặc mong đợi của

🇹🇭Thai

ทำให้พึงพอใจ

ตอบสนองความต้องการหรือความคาดหวังของ

🇮🇩Indonesian

memuaskan

memenuhi persyaratan atau harapan

🇵🇭Filipino

masiyahan

matugunan ang mga kinakailangan o inaasahan ng

🇲🇾Malay

memuaskan

memenuhi keperluan atau jangkaan daripada

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إرضاء

تلبية متطلبات أو توقعات

🇮🇷Persian

راضی کردن

نیازها یا انتظارات را برآورده کند

🇹🇷Turkish

tatmin etmek

gereksinimlerini veya beklentilerini karşılamak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְסַפֵּק

לעמוד בדרישות או בציפיות של

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The primary meaning of 'satisfy' is 'meet the requirements or expectations of'.

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