contenting
present participle ofcontent
content
verb[T]
uk/kənˈtent/us/kənˈtent/to make someonefeelhappyandsatisfied:
You'requiteeasilycontented, aren't you?
Myexplanationseemedto content him.
Causing pleasure
- agreeable
- agreeableness
- agreeably
- all things to all peopleidiom
- attractive
- deliciously
- delight
- delightful
- delightfully
- distraction
- homely
- homey
- indulgent
- indulgently
- jovial
- sensual
- sensuous
- sensuously
- serendipitous
- sweeten
Phrasal verb
contentyourselfwithsomething
Examplesofcontenting
contenting
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Up until 1914, the paramount chief persisted in regarding brandy as the only cause of drunkenness in the country,contentinghimself with appeals for the suppression of smuggling.
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There is therefore no question ofcontentingourselves with studying the western bypass alone and pressing on with its construction.
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Even today they pay only lip-service,contentingthemselves with words rather than the financial assistance that they could give.
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It is no use saying that we are in the midst of a world slump andcontentingourselves with doing nothing while that slump lasts.
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Nine major contenders emerged, some claiming the imperial title for themselves, otherscontentingthemselves, for the time being, with more modest titles.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Contentingoneself with reacting to an external stimulus means being unconscious of the act; an existence within the sheer presence of the body.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Our wealth must consist in things of the spirit, and incontentingourselves with sipping, while others gorge themselves in prosperity.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Henceforth, indeed, he did not conduct again,contentingto giving some music lessons.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Kristiansen underlines the importance of finding the functions between the physical variables, notcontentinghimself with the appearances, or phenomena.
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