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ful·fill (fo̵ol fil′)

transitive verb fulfilled -·filled′, fulfilling -·fill′·ing

  1. to carry out (something promised, desired, predicted, etc.); cause to be or happen
  2. to do (something required); obey
  3. to satisfy (a condition) or answer (a purpose)
Brit. sp. fulfil ful·fil′

Etymology: ME fulfillen < OE fullfyllan: a pleonasm: see full & fill

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fulfill Idioms

fulfill oneself

to realize completely one's ambitions, potentialities, etc.

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fulfill Synonyms

fulfill

v.

  1. To carry out

    accomplish, effect, live up to; see achieve 1, perform 1.

  2. To satisfy

    meet, answer, fill; see satisfy 3. See syn. study at perform.


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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

fulfill Usage Examples

Object

  • promise: A young widow struggles to sustain her family, to fulfill a deathbed promise to her husband: to return them all to Scotland.

Adjective complement

  • most: By them he fulfills most of the promises, but he is still fulfilling others.

Preposition: in

  • order: The new policy provides a variety of conditions that students must fulfill in order to be granted a permit.
  • future: They will be completely fulfilled in the future at his Second Coming.

Preposition: of

  • law: Love is the fulfilling of the law, he says in Romans 13.
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