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{
"antonyms": [
{
"sense": "antonym(s) of \"meet needs, fulfill\"",
"word": "disappoint"
},
{
"word": "dissatisfy"
},
{
"word": "satisfy oneself"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*seh₂-",
"4": "",
"5": "*dʰeh₁-"
},
"expansion": "",
"name": "root"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "satisfyen"
},
"expansion": "Middle English satisfyen",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "satisfien"
},
"expansion": "satisfien",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "fro",
"3": "satisfiier"
},
"expansion": "Old French satisfiier",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fro",
"2": "satisfier"
},
"expansion": "satisfier",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fro",
"2": "satisfaire"
},
"expansion": "Old French satisfaire",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "la",
"3": "satisfacere"
},
"expansion": "Latin satisfacere",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "satisfaciō"
},
"expansion": "satisfaciō",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "satis",
"3": "",
"4": "enough, sufficient"
},
"expansion": "satis (“enough, sufficient”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "faciō",
"3": "",
"4": "I make, I do"
},
"expansion": "faciō (“I make, I do”)",
"name": "m"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English satisfyen, satisfien, from Old French satisfiier, satisfier (also Old French satisfaire), from Latin satisfacere, present active infinitive of satisfaciō, from satis (“enough, sufficient”) + faciō (“I make, I do”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "satisfies",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "satisfying",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "satisfied",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "satisfied",
"tags": [
"past"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "satisfy (third-person singular simple present satisfies, present participle satisfying, simple past and past participle satisfied)",
"name": "en-verb"
}
],
"hyphenation": [
"sat‧is‧fy"
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"related": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "satisfaction"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "satisfactory"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "satisfice"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "satiate"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "satiation"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "satiety"
}
],
"senses": [
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "I’m not satisfied with the quality of the food here.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To do enough for; to meet the needs of; to fulfill the wishes or requirements of."
],
"id": "en-satisfy-en-verb-feNjX6Z8",
"links": [
[
"transitive",
"transitive"
],
[
"intransitive",
"intransitive"
],
[
"do",
"do"
],
[
"enough",
"enough"
],
[
"meet",
"meet"
],
[
"fulfill",
"fulfill"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive, intransitive) To do enough for; to meet the needs of; to fulfill the wishes or requirements of."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive",
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "raḍḍā",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "رَضَّى"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "bavararel",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "բավարարել"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "satisfacer"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "zadavalʹnjácʹ",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "задавальня́ць"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "zadavólicʹ",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "задаво́ліць"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "udovletvorjávam",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "удовлетворя́вам"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "udovletvorjá",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "удовлетворя́"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zadovoljávam",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "задоволя́вам"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zadovoljá",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "задоволя́"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "satisfer"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "ceb",
"lang": "Cebuano",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "tagbaw"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "滿足"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "mǎnzú",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "满足"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "uspokojovat"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "uspokojit"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "vyhovovat"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "vyhovět"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "tilfredsstille"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "voldoen"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "voldoende zijn"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "bevredigen"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "kontentigi"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "tyydyttää"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "olla tyytyväinen"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "satisfaire"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "satisfacer"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "daḳmaq̇opileba",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "დაკმაყოფილება"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "befriedigen"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "zufriedenstellen"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "gasōþjan",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍉𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "fullafahjan",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "𐍆𐌿𐌻𐌻𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "ikanopoió",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "ικανοποιώ"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "korénnumi",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "κορέννυμι"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "kielégít"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "satisfacar"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "soddisfare"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "accontentare"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "saziare"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"alt": "みたす",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "mitasu",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "満たす"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "qanağattandyru",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "қанағаттандыру"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "manjoksikida",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "만족시키다"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "satiō"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "sufficio"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "satisfacio"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "zadovoluva",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "задоволува"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "zadovoli",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "задоволи"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "mg",
"lang": "Malagasy",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "mahavoky"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "mg",
"lang": "Malagasy",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "mamoky"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "whakaupa"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "whakatūtataki"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "mi",
"english": "thirst, appetite",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "whakanā"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "mi",
"english": "an obligation",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "whakahei"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "tilfredsstille"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "cweman"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "gesedan"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "sadian"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "weldon"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "fyllan"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "afyllan"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "qâne' kardan",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "قانع کردن"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "zadowalać"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zadowolić"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "zaspokajać"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zaspokoić"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "satysfakcjonować"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "usatysfakcjonować"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "satisfazer"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "saksay"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "amikuy"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "satisface"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "mulțumi"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "îndeplini"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "udovletvorjátʹ",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "удовлетворя́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "udovletvorítʹ",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "удовлетвори́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "sàsaich"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "riaraich"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "uspokojovať"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "uspokojiť"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "zadovoljeváti"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zadovoljíti"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "satisfacer"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "tillfredsställa"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "tīrcu",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "తీర్చు"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "ทำให้พอใจ"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "tatmin etmek"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "yetmek"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "doyurmak"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zadovolʹnjáty",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "задовольня́ти"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zadovolʹnýty",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "задовольни́ти"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "thỏa mãn"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 4 6 5",
"alt": "妥滿",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "thoả mãn"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "The complex numbers satisfy #x5C;existsx#x3A;x²#x2B;1#x3D;0.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To cause (a sentence) to be true when the sentence is interpreted in one's universe."
],
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"word": "滿足"
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"roman": "mǎnzú",
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"word": "满足"
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"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "tyydyttää"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
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"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
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{
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"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
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"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
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"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "만족시키다"
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"code": "la",
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"code": "la",
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"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
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{
"code": "mg",
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"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
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{
"code": "mi",
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{
"code": "mi",
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"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "whakatūtataki"
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{
"code": "mi",
"english": "thirst, appetite",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "whakanā"
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{
"code": "mi",
"english": "an obligation",
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"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "whakahei"
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{
"code": "mi",
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"word": "cweman"
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{
"code": "ang",
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"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "gesedan"
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{
"code": "ang",
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"word": "sadian"
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{
"code": "ang",
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"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "weldon"
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{
"code": "ang",
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{
"code": "ang",
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{
"code": "fa",
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"roman": "qâne' kardan",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
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"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
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"code": "pt",
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"code": "qu",
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"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "saksay"
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{
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "amikuy"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "satisface"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "mulțumi"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "îndeplini"
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"code": "ru",
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"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
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"code": "ru",
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"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
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"word": "удовлетвори́ть"
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{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "sàsaich"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "riaraich"
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{
"code": "sk",
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"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
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"imperfective"
],
"word": "uspokojovať"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "uspokojiť"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "zadovoljeváti"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zadovoljíti"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "satisfacer"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "tillfredsställa"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "tīrcu",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "తీర్చు"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "ทำให้พอใจ"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "tatmin etmek"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "yetmek"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "doyurmak"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zadovolʹnjáty",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "задовольня́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zadovolʹnýty",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "задовольни́ти"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "thỏa mãn"
},
{
"alt": "妥滿",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to meet needs, to fulfill",
"word": "thoả mãn"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "izplaštam",
"sense": "to pay to the extent of what is claimed or due",
"word": "изплащам"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to pay to the extent of what is claimed or due",
"word": "maksaa velkansa"
}
],
"word": "satisfy"
}
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