to content
18
4.6
- verb
- /kənˈtɛnt/
:
contentar
- After considering his options, he decided to content himself with the smaller apartment.
- contented workers
Examples
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Thus, to some degree, we have to content ourselves with assumptions about the stability of political orientations.
Academic text (1995) -
You'll have to content yourself with that from now on, my love.
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You need, says Hobbes, to content yourself with as much liberty against others as others have against you.
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Public opinion is often disappointed to have to content itself with cosmetic changes.
Academic text (2004) -
Old folks frequently become strange, they said, and contented themselves with that explanation.
Fiction book (1992) -
Content yourself with that.
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Reluctant to disturb warmaking priorities, London and Washington contented themselves with issuing statements.
Academic text (1997) -
Since European haute couture was completely beyond her means, she contented herself with the best of American ready-to-wear.
Fiction book (1990) -
He had to content himself with the simple meal that was served at the restaurant.
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She learned to content herself with the limited choices available for the vacation.
Synonyms
172
2.0
Make someone happy by meeting their need or wish
11
6.2
To fully satisfy a need like hunger or curiosity
11
4.6
To please someone or make them feel happy
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
2
6.7
The total energy in a system, including energy from pressure and volume
- Jargon
Changing media and stories to appeal mainly to women by adding romantic or feminine images and language
A unit used to measure how much space something has, like a cubic metre or cubic centimetre
- Specialized
Hidden meaning of a dream that shows wishes or feelings you do not know you have
How Satisfying
Surface Forms
Etymology
Content as a verb, meaning 'to make someone satisfied' also comes from continere and contentus, with the idea of 'holding' or keeping. To 'content yourself' is a way of accepting what you have and making yourself satisfied.