contentar
Meanings
Verb
1. to please (transitive)
2. to make do, settle (reflexive)
Examples4
Algunas personas se contentan con poco.
Some people don't need a lot to be happy.
Es muy difícil contentar a mi abuelo.
My grandfather is very hard to please.
Le compré un gato de juguete, pero ella no se contentó con eso.
I bought her a toy cat, but she wasn't happy with it.
El hombre solitario se contenta con observar a las hormigas.
The lonely man derives pleasure from observing ants.