(~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