fulfill
verbcommon in dialogue
- //fʊlˈfɪl//
- //fəˈfɪl//
- //fɔɹˈfɪl//
To satisfy, carry out, bring to completion (an obligation, a requirement, etc.).
verb
- 1
To satisfy, carry out, bring to completion (an obligation, a requirement, etc.).
You made a promise, son, and now you must fulfill it.
Japanese retail stores have strove to, and have succeeded in, fulfilling these severe demands, and in doing so, have constantly had to innovate both technologically and institutionally in order to keep up with the competition.
- 2
To emotionally or artistically satisfy; to develop one's gifts to the fullest.
This is the most fulfilling work I've ever done.
- 3
To obey, follow, comply with (a rule, requirement etc.).
Unfortunately, you don't fulfill the criteria for extra grants at the present time.
- 4
To package, distribute, or ship goods.
- 5
archaicTo fill full; fill to the utmost capacity; fill up.
My lady is positively fulfilled of grace.
The silence which benumbs or strains the sense Fulfils with awe the soul's despair unweeping
Etymology
From Middle English fulfillen, from Old English fullfyllan (“to fill full”). By surface analysis, full- + fill.
Forms
- past tense
- fulfilled
- past participle
- fulfilled
- present participle
- fulfilling
- third person singular
- fulfills
fulfill · To satisfy, carry out, bring to completion (an obligation, a requirement, etc.).
fulfilled · Emotionally satisfied; feeling a sense of fulfilment.fulfilling · Which causes fulfilment; emotionally or artistically…full · Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the…