What does satisfy mean?
Word: Satisfy
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Satisfy means to give someone what they want or need so that they are pleased, or to fill a need such as hunger.
Synonyms: please, fulfil
Antonyms: disappoint
How do you spell satisfy?
Syllables: sat - is - fy
Tricky part: There are no double letters: the t is single, and so is each of the two s's. The end is fy, not fie or fi.
Watch out for: satisfie, sattisfy, satesfy
Memory tip: Satisfy is a word with no twins: no letter in it is doubled, and it finishes with fy.
Satisfy in a sentence
Example 1: One small biscuit could not satisfy my hunger.
Example 2: The tailor changed the dress twice to satisfy Grandma.
Example 3: A long drink of water will satisfy your thirst.
Fun Fact
Satisfy comes from the Latin words satis, meaning enough, and facere, meaning to make. To satisfy is to make enough.
Practise the CREST Way
Spellacadabra
Choose the option in which the following letters will fit in the given order: a, i
a) s__dd__n
b) p__rc__l
c) w__nd__w
d) s__t__sfy
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d) s__t__sfy. Satisfy takes a and then i; parcel, sudden and window need other vowels.
Word Champ
Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?
satisfy
a) stay
b) fist
c) fairy
d) fast
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c) fairy. Fairy needs an r, and satisfy has none.
Spell Spies
Choose the option with no spelling errors:
a) satisfy, glorry, worrey, stedy
b) satisfy, glorey, worry, steddy
c) satisfy, glory, wory, steady
d) satisfy, glory, worry, steady
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d) satisfy, glory, worry, steady. Only this list has glory, worry and steady all spelt correctly.
Jumble Tumble
What is the meaning of the word that can be formed from the given letters?
fytsias
a) to say sorry for a mistake you made
b) to keep something hidden from other people
c) to make someone feel sad and let down
d) to meet a need so that someone is pleased
Show answer
d) to meet a need so that someone is pleased. The letters make satisfy, which is what a good meal does to hunger.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. If a meal satisfies you, you feel ______.
a) content
b) cross
c) sleepy
d) hungry
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a) content
2. 'Your answer does not satisfy me' means the answer ______.
a) is too long to read
b) is spelt correctly
c) is written in pencil
d) is not good enough
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d) is not good enough
