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| con·tent [ kən tént ] |
adjective |
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1. quietly satisfied and happy: reasonably happy and satisfied with the way things are
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2. ready to accept something: willing to accept a situation or comply with a proposed course of action
  He had to be content with third place in the race.
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verb (past and past participle con·tent·ed, present participle con·tent·ing, 3rd person present singular con·tents) |
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1. transitive verb cause somebody to feel content: to make somebody feel happy or satisfied with something
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2. vr accept or make do with something: to accept or make do with something, rather than taking further action or making more demands
He contented himself with a few cutting remarks about lack of discipline and did not take the matter further.
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noun |
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Same as contentment (sense 1)
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| [15th century. Via French< Latin contentus (see content1)] |
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| con·tent·ly adverb |
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