Satisfying

Definition

satisfy /'sætÇsfaÇ/ v ( pt, pp -fied ) ၁။ အားရသည္။ ေက်နပ္သည္။ Nothing satisfies him: he's always complaining. ❍ She wasn't satisfied by my explanation. ၂။ ျဖည့္သည္။ ျဖည့္ဆည္းသည္။ (အာသာဆႏၵ)ေျပသည္။ satisfy sb's hunger/curiosity ❍ satisfy demand for a product ❍ ( fml ) She has satisfied the conditions for entry into the college. ၃။ လက္ခံသည္။ ေက်နပ္သည္။ My assurances don't satisfy him: he's still sceptical. ❍ satisfy the police as to/of one's innocence ❍ Once I had satisfied myself that it was the right decision, I went ahead. See also SATISFACTION ❏ satisfied adj ~ (with sb/sth) ေက်နပ္ေသာ။ အားရေသာ။ thousands of satisfied customers ❍ a satisfied smile ❍ I felt quite satisfied with my day's work. ❍ ( ironic ) It's your fault I missed my train—I hope you're satisfied! Compare DISSATISFIED ❏ satisfying adj ေက်နပ္ဖြယ္ရာ။ အားရဖြယ္ရာ။ a satisfying meal/result. satisfyingly adv

Examples

1. An agreement that is unlikely to satisfy environmental campaigners
2. It’s impossible to satisfy everyone.
3. Celebrities who will do almost anything to satisfy their craving for publicity
4. [satisfy someone’s curiosity] : I just want to satisfy my curiosity – why did he do it?
5. [satisfy someone’s hunger/appetite/thirst] : There’s nothing like a cold beer to satisfy your thirst.
6. [satisfy the demand for something] : Entire forests are being destroyed to satisfy the demand for wooden furniture.
7. Students must satisfy all requirements to be accepted on the course.
8. [satisfy someone/yourself (that)] : The prosecution has to satisfy the jury that the defendant is guilty.
9. We’ll be carrying out our own inspection
10. to satisfy ourselves that safety standards are acceptable.