content

Übersetzungen

• Stoff
• Inhalt

Definitionen

1. Adjektiv

   Happy and satisfied with what you have.

   Beispiele

   • She was content with her simple life.
   • He seemed content just to watch the sunset.
2. Nomen

   A feeling of being pleased and satisfied.

   Beispiele

   • They sat in sleepy content after supper.
   • It is hard to learn to seek content instead of happiness.
3. Nomen

   In old-fashioned use, agreement without asking questions.

   Beispiele

   • He gave his content to the plan without asking questions.
   • She offered her content to avoid further argument.
4. Nomen

   In old-fashioned use, what would make someone happy.

   Beispiele

   • He finally found his content in a quiet country life.
   • True content, she believed, could not be bought.
5. Nomen

   In British politics, a yes vote in the House of Lords.

   Beispiele

   • The contents beat the not-contents in the vote.
   • The motion passed with a clear number of contents.
6. Nomen

   In British politics, a member of the House of Lords who votes yes.

   Beispiele

   • The lord voted as a content on the measure.
   • Several contents crossed party lines to support the bill.
7. Interjektion

   In old-fashioned use, all right or agreed.

   Beispiele

   • Shall we begin? Content.
   • Let's meet at noon. Content.
8. Verb

   To make someone satisfied.

   Beispiele

   • You'll have to content yourself with what you already have.
   • A small gift will content the children.
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9. Verb

   In old-fashioned use, to satisfy someone by paying them.

   Beispiele

   • He contented his creditors with a partial payment.
   • She contented the workers with a small bonus.
10. Adjektiv

    In old-fashioned use, held inside something.

    Beispiele

    • The content matter of the letter was brief.
    • She reviewed the content clauses of the agreement.