gratify
/ˈɡrætɪfaɪ/verb
उच्चारण ग्रैटिफ़ाइ
प्रसन्न करना, संतुष्ट करना
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[T] ~ sb formal, usually passive
to please or satisfy somebody
प्रसन्न करना, संतुष्ट करना
- I was gratified by the results.
- It gratified Radhika to see her students perform so well in the final examination.
- It will gratify the principal to see such good attendance.
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- Her parents were gratified by her success.
- He was gratified to find that the audience enjoyed his talk.
Synonyms please satisfy delight gladden content
Opposite displease disappoint frustrate
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[T] ~ sth formal
to satisfy a wish or need
(इच्छा) पूरी करना
- to gratify your desires
- Radhika worked hard for years to gratify her wish to study at a university abroad.
- He bought the expensive phone only to gratify a passing whim.
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- Money alone cannot gratify every wish.
- Some children expect adults to gratify their every demand.
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grat·i·fy
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Keep the please words together: gratify, satisfy, delight, indulge (allow yourself pleasure), pander to (try to please by giving people what they want, disapproving).
प्रसन्न करने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: gratify, satisfy, delight, indulge (स्वयं को सुख देना), pander to (लोगों को मनचाहा देकर खुश करना, नकारात्मक)।
Keep apart gratify and gratitude (thankfulness).
Gratify और gratitude (कृतज्ञता) को अलग रखिए।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Instant gratification (getting pleasure immediately), gratifying results.
Collocations: instant gratification (तुरंत सुख पाना), gratifying results।