英语词汇“gratification”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

gratifygratify /ˈgræt̮əˌfaɪ/ verb (gratifies, gratified, gratifying) [transitive] formal

ETYMOLOGYgratify

Origin: 1400-1500 French gratifier, from Latin gratificare to make yourself pleasing, from gratus; ➔ GRATEFUL

VERB 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

1to satisfy a desire, need, etc. SYN satisfy: I do not intend to gratify the public’s curiosity.2[usually passive] to make someone feel pleased and satisfied: gratify by She is gratified by all the public support.be gratified (that) We are gratified that the court has agreed to hear our case.be gratified to see/hear/learn etc. I was gratified to hear that they like my work.—gratification /ˌgræt̮əfəˈkeɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]