fulfil

fulfil or fulfill (fʊlˈfɪl)

—vb , (US) -fils, -fills, -filling, -filled
1.	to bring about the completion or achievement of (a desire, promise, etc)
2.	to carry out or execute (a request, etc)
3.	to conform with or satisfy (regulations, demands, etc)
4.	to finish or reach the end of: he fulfilled his prison sentence
5.	fulfil oneself to achieve one's potential or desires

[Old English fulfyllan]

fulfill or fulfill

—vb

[Old English fulfyllan]

ful'filler or fulfill

—n

ful'filment or fulfill

—n

ful'fillment or fulfill

—n

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fulfil

see fulfill. Related: fulfilment.

Example sentences

Even when they were switched on, nuclear-power stations did not fulfil their

promise.

All students must fulfil requirements in ethics, law, writing and

internationalism.

Life's purpose is ours to decide and ours to fulfil.

Some people then spend their lives trying to fulfil that myth and end up sorely

disappointed.

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