gratify

gratify
transitive verb
1) (please) freuen

be gratified by or with or at something — über etwas (Akk.) erfreut sein

2) (satisfy) befriedigen [Neugier, Bedürfnis, Eitelkeit]; stillen [Sehnsucht, Verlangen]
* * *
grati·fy
<-ie->
[ˈgrætɪfaɪ, AM -t̬ə-]
vt
1. usu passive (please)
to be gratified at [or by] sth über etw akk [hoch] erfreut sein
I was gratified to hear that I had been right mit Genugtuung habe ich gehört, dass ich Recht gehabt hatte
he was \gratify to see how well his students had done er war mit den guten Ergebnissen seiner Studenten sehr zufrieden
2. (satisfy)
to \gratify sth curiosity, desire, wish etw befriedigen
* * *
['grtIfaɪ]
vt
1) (= give pleasure) erfreuen

to be gratified at or by or with sth — über etw (acc) hocherfreut sein

I was gratified to hear that ... — ich habe mit Genugtuung gehört, dass ...

2) (= satisfy) befriedigen, zufriedenstellen
* * *
gratify [-faı] v/t
1. jemanden, ein Verlangen etc befriedigen:
gratify one’s thirst for knowledge seinen Wissensdurst stillen
2. erfreuen:
be gratified (at, with) sich freuen (über akk);
I am gratified (oder it gratifies me) to hear that … ich höre mit Genugtuung oder Befriedigung, dass …
3. jemandem entgegenkommen oder gefällig sein
4. obs
a) be-, entlohnen
b) jemandem ein (Geld)Geschenk machen
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transitive verb
1) (please) freuen

be gratified by or with or at something — über etwas (Akk.) erfreut sein

2) (satisfy) befriedigen [Neugier, Bedürfnis, Eitelkeit]; stillen [Sehnsucht, Verlangen]
* * *
v.
befriedigen v.
erfreuen v.

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