John was gratified to see the improvement in his mother’s health.gratifygrat‧i‧fy /ˈɡrætɪfaɪ/ verb (past tense and past participle gratified, present participle gratifying, third person singular gratifies) [transitive] formal 
He was gratified by Lucy’s response.be gratified to see/hear/learn etc John was gratified to see the improvement in his mother’s health.GRAMMAR Gratify is usually passive in this meaning.2to satisfy a desire, need etc: She did not propose to gratify Gloria’s curiosity any further.—gratification /ˌɡrætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]: sexual gratification
WORD ORIGINgratify
Origin:
1400-1500 French gratifier, from Latin gratificare ‘to make yourself pleasing’, from gratus; ➔ GRATEFULVERB TABLE
gratify
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | gratify |
| he, she, it | gratifies | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | gratified |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have gratified |
| he, she, it | has gratified | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had gratified |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will gratify |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have gratified |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am gratifying |
| he, she, it | is gratifying | |
| you, we, they | are gratifying | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was gratifying |
| you, we, they | were gratifying | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been gratifying |
| he, she, it | has been gratifying | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been gratifying |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be gratifying |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been gratifying |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Too many men believe that women exist mainly to gratify their needs.
- I am embarrassed and totally gratified.
- I knew that faking the tears would gratify her and end the punishment, but I refused.
- I was not surprised, although I was rather gratified, to find the semi-detached house one of incredible modesty.
- It gratified him to discover how popular his singing was.
- Necking, petting, become gratifying enough pastimes and I am lucky with the boys in my life.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY John was gratified to see the improvement in his mother’s health.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
1to make someone feel pleased and satisfied: John was gratified to see the improvement in his mother’s health.· Sometimes they ran all seven, which was most gratifying!· But to Cantor the most gratifying response to their article was a single telephone call.
· How very gratifying ... King: And endlessly contrast yourself and me.· In a way it's a surprise; but a very gratifying one.
He was gratified by Lucy’s response.be gratified to see/hear/learn etc John was gratified to see the improvement in his mother’s health.GRAMMAR Gratify is usually passive in this meaning.2to satisfy a desire, need etc: She did not propose to gratify Gloria’s curiosity any further.—gratification /ˌɡrætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]: sexual gratification