FULFIL


Meaning of FULFIL in English

(~s, ~ling, ~led)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

Note: in AM and sometimes in BRIT, use '~l', '~ls'

1.

If you ~ something such as a promise, dream, or hope, you do what you said or hoped you would do.

President Kaunda ~led his promise of announcing a date for the referendum.

= carry out

VERB: V n

2.

To ~ a task, role, or requirement means to do or be what is required, necessary, or expected.

Without them you will not be able to ~ the tasks you have before you...

All the necessary conditions were ~led.

VERB: V n, V n

3.

If something ~s you, or if you ~ yourself, you feel happy and satisfied with what you are doing or with what you have achieved.

The war was the biggest thing in her life and nothing after that quite ~led her...

They don’t like the idea that women can ~ themselves without the assistance of a man.

= satisfy

VERB: V n, V pron-refl

~led

I feel more ~led doing this than I’ve ever done.

ADJ

~ling

...a ~ling career...

I found it all very ~ling.

ADJ

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