content²

B1 Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /kənˈtɛnt/ UK /kənˈtɛnt/ See IPA manual

satisfied; to satisfy

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Homographs: content¹ /ˈkɑn.tɛnt/ — contents; information; amount

Pronunciation and word origins: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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Meanings

1

adj
Happy and satisfied with what you have.

After a good meal, the children were content and sleepy.
2

verb
To satisfy yourself with something, often less than you wanted.

I contented myself with one glass of wine.

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Synonyms

1 adj · happy and satisfied with... contented

Etymology

From Middle English contenten (“to satisfy”), from Latin contentus (“contained; satisfied”), past participle of continēre (“to contain”).

Topics

Emotions & Feelings

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