All 4 Uses of
content
in
Anne Frank, the Diary of a Young Girl
- A contented Mr. Gies sits on the divan or leans against the desk with his newspaper, cup and usually the cat at his side.
Chpt 43-08 *contented = satisfied
- Just imagine what would happen if all eight of us were to feel sorry for ourselves or walk around with the discontent clearly visible on our faces.
Chpt 43-12discontent = dissatisfactionstandard prefix: The prefix "dis-" in discontent means not or opposite. It reverses the meaning of content as seen in words like disagree, disconnect, and disappear.
- Shouldn't I be happy, contented and glad, except when I'm thinking of Hanneli and those suffering along with her?
Chpt 43-12contented = satisfied
- They don't understand us; they'd never understand that we're content just to sit beside each other and not say a word.
Chpt 44-03
Definition:
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(content as in: content with how things are) satisfied