{
    "term": "satisfy",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "satisfy",
            "heSheIt": "satisfies"
        },
        "pastSimple": "satisfied",
        "pastParticiple": "satisfied",
        "ingForm": "satisfying"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to make somebody pleased by doing or giving them what they want",
            "sensetop": "satisfy somebody",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Nothing satisfies him—he's always complaining."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The proposed plan will not satisfy everyone."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Feelings"],
            "collocations": {
                "verb + satisfy": ["have to", "must", "should"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to provide what is wanted, needed or asked for",
            "sensetop": "satisfy something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The food wasn't enough to **satisfy his hunger**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **satisfy somebody’s curiosity**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The education system must **satisfy the needs** of all children."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We cannot **satisfy demand** for the product."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **satisfy a requirement/condition/criterion**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She failed to satisfy all the requirements for entry to the college."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Nothing could satisfy his desire for power."
                },
                {
                    "text": "More and more games are produced to satisfy the public's appetite for online entertainment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It seemed that no amount of information would satisfy their curiosity."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The owners were unable to satisfy all the demands of the workers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We could never satisfy all their requests"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Our hunger satisfied, we continued our journey."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verb + satisfy": ["have to", "must", "should"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to make somebody certain something is true or has been done",
            "sensetop": "satisfy somebodysatisfy somebody of somethingsatisfy somebody/yourself (that)…",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Her explanation did not satisfy the teacher.",
                    "contextForm": "satisfy somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "People need to be satisfied of the need for a new system.",
                    "contextForm": "satisfy somebody of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Once I had satisfied myself (that) it was the right decision, we went ahead.",
                    "contextForm": "satisfy somebody/yourself (that)…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "All you have to do is satisfy the court he is not at risk."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She went to satisfy herself that the guests had everything they needed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He nodded, pretending to be satisfied by the answer."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verb + satisfy": ["have to", "must", "should"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsætɪsfaɪ/",
                "audio": "sa/satisfy/satisfy__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsætɪsfaɪz/",
                "audio": "sa/satisfy/satisfies__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsætɪsfaɪd/",
                "audio": "sa/satisfy/satisfied__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsætɪsfaɪɪŋ/",
                "audio": "sa/satisfy/satisfying__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsætɪsfaɪ/",
                "audio": "sa/satisfy/satisfy__us_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsætɪsfaɪz/",
                "audio": "sa/satisfy/satisfies__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsætɪsfaɪd/",
                "audio": "sa/satisfy/satisfied__us_3.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsætɪsfaɪɪŋ/",
                "audio": "sa/satisfy/satisfying__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French satisfier, formed irregularly from Latin satisfacere ‘to content’, from satis ‘enough’ + facere ‘make’."
}