gratified
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- adjective
- /ˈɡrætɪfaɪd/
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satisfecho
- He was gratified to see that his efforts had finally paid off.
What is going to make you feel gratified right now?
- What is going to make you feel gratified right now?
- Do you want to feel more gratified with your job?
- So I was really gratified to see very rapid response in the guidelines.
- Folks, I don't know about y'all how you're feeling, but I come to you tonight both gratified and terrified.
- The toolbox purchaser walked away gratified with his big red toolbox.
- And we're so deeply grateful and gratified around that.
- So and, and we've been gratified that faculty always agree.
- I mean, it's like I, I and I feel like more gratified because I'm able to give to him as well.
Examples
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I am so gratified that this program continues today.
Blog text (15) -
Therefore, I am really happy and gratified, but not especially surprised.
Blog text (18) -
What is going to make you feel gratified right now?
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Do you want to feel more gratified with your job?
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I am gratified to hear that.
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So I was really gratified to see very rapid response in the guidelines.
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I am very gratified and very honored that you have thought of me as your successor.
Academic text (2005) -
So we felt euphoric about it and now I feel gratified that we did the right thing.
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I am deeply gratified to see the growing commitment to EBP and the increased energy being expended for its implementation.
Academic text (2015) -
Folks, I don't know about y'all how you're feeling, but I come to you tonight both gratified and terrified.
Synonyms
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Feeling pleased and content
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Feeling happy or satisfied about something
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Pleased because you achieved something or got the result you wanted
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Feeling very happy about something good
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Feeling very happy about something
Feeling happy and satisfied because goals or needs are met
Antonyms
How Satisfied
Surface Forms
Morphology
gratified = gratify (transparent) = grat + ify + ed
This is a regular past-participial adjective formed from the verb 'gratify', so the meaning follows directly from the base verb.
Etymology
Gratified comes from the Latin root gratus, which means 'pleasing' or 'thankful' and is the same root you see in grateful. So, to be gratified is to feel pleased and satisfied because something has made you happy or thankful.