satisfy a need
1need — need1 W1S1 [ni:d] v 1.) [T not in progressive] to have to have something or someone, because you cannot do something without them, or because you cannot continue or cannot exist without them = ↑require ▪ You don t really need a car. ▪ Plants need …
2need — I n. 1) to create a need 2) to feel a need 3) to fill, meet, obviate a need 4) to satisfy a need 5) to minister to smb. s needs 6) an acute, crying, desperate, dire, pressing, urgent need 7) a basic, fundamental; biological; emotional,… …
3satisfy — 1 Satisfy, content can both mean to appease desires or longings. The same distinctions in implications are also found in their corresponding adjectives satisfied and content or contented. Satisfy implies full appeasement not only of a person s… …
4need — UK US /niːd/ noun [C, usually plural] ► something that you must have in order to live a satisfactory life or to achieve a particular thing: business/consumer/customer needs »One of the company s strengths is its ability to develop truly… …
5satisfy — ► VERB (satisfies, satisfied) 1) meet the expectations, needs, or desires of. 2) fulfil (a desire or need). 3) provide with adequate information about or proof of something. 4) comply with (a condition, obligation, or demand). ORIGIN Latin… …
6satisfy */*/*/ — UK [ˈsætɪsfaɪ] / US [ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ] verb Word forms satisfy : present tense I/you/we/they satisfy he/she/it satisfies present participle satisfying past tense satisfied past participle satisfied 1) a) [transitive] to please someone by giving them… …
7satisfy — sat|is|fy [ sætıs,faı ] verb ** 1. ) transitive to please someone by giving them something they want or need: an agreement that is unlikely to satisfy environmental campaigners It s impossible to satisfy everyone. a ) intransitive or transitive… …
8need — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 situation where sth is needed/necessary ADJECTIVE ▪ big (esp. AmE), considerable (esp. BrE), great, strong ▪ There is a great need for English language classes. ▪ special …
9satisfy — verb (T) 1 to please someone by providing enough of what they want: Nick felt that nothing he did would satisfy his boss. 2 satisfy a request, desire, need etc to provide what someone has asked for, what they need etc: Just to satisfy my… …
10satisfy*/*/ — [ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ] verb 1) [T] to please someone by giving them something that they want or need an agreement that is unlikely to satisfy environmental campaigners[/ex] It s impossible to satisfy everyone.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to provide what is needed or… …