befriedigen

/bəˈfʁiːdɪɡn̩/

verb C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
befriedigt
past
befriedigte
perfect
hat befriedigt

Meaning

  1. to satisfy

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

erfüllen

Close synonyms for satisfying a need or desire; erfüllen is also the standard word for fulfilling a wish or duty.

Similar in other languages

French

satisfaire

satisfaire is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to satisfy."

Portuguese

satisfazer

satisfazer is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to satisfy."

Practice

1 What does befriedigen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Ergebnis ___ mich nicht.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches befriedigen?

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