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contented

/kənˈtɛntɪd/

contented is the simple past and past participle of content.

Meaning of content

Verb

content (third-person singular simple present contents, present participle contenting, simple past and past participle contented)

  1. (transitive) To give contentment or satisfaction to; to satisfy; to make happy.
    • You can't have any more. You'll have to content yourself with what you already have.
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To satisfy the expectations of; to pay; to requite.
    • Come the next Sabbath, and I will content you.c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

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Adjective

contented (comparative more contented, superlative most contented)

  1. Satisfied.
    • I pray you huſband be not ſo diſquiet. / The meate was well, if you were ſo contented.c. 1590–1592, William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies, London: Printed by Isaac...
    • "I shall now die contented," [Boswell] breathed, "since I have lived to see the present day."1795 James Boswell, as quoted in, 2010, Doug Stewart, the Boy Who Would be Shakespeare, excerpted as "To Be... or Not", Smithsonian, ISSN 0037-7333, volume 4, number 3, June 2010, page 72

Forms of contented

comparativemore contented
superlativemost contented

Words formed from contented

Questions about contented

What does contented mean?
Contented means satisfied.
What is contented the simple past and past participle of?
Contented is the simple past and past participle of content.
What part of speech is contented?
Contented is an adjective.
How do you pronounce contented?
Contented is pronounced /kənˈtɛntɪd/.

Words near contented in the dictionary

  1. content-free
  2. contentable
  3. contentation
  4. contentations
  5. contente
  6. contented
  7. contentedly
  8. contentedness
  9. contenter
  10. contentest
  11. contenteth

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