satisfy

present (v1)

satisfy

past (v2)

satisfied

past participle (v3)

satisfied

present participle

satisfying

3rd person singular

satisfies

1. 1.To be enough (for)

   • That brief explanation will never satisfy.
   • The final rehearsal of the day seemed to satisfy the director.
   • Even three giant helpings of turkey and ham didn't satisfy her appetite.

2. 2.To pay to the extent of what is claimed or due.

3. 3.To answer or discharge (a claim, debt, legal demand, etc.); to give compensation for.

4. 4.To cause (a sentence) to be true when the sentence is interpreted in one's universe.

   • The complex numbers satisfy #92;existsx#58;x²#43;1#61;0.

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