fulfil

[ fool-fil ]

verb (used with object)

, ful·filled, ful·fil·ling.

1. Chiefly British. a variant of fulfill.

fulfil

/ fʊlˈfɪl /

verb

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

Derived Forms

• fulˈfilment, noun
• fulˈfiller, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of fulfil¹

Old English fulfyllan

Example Sentences

It said a lot of tea was rendered unusable and it was unable to fulfil some orders to customers.

From BBC

"We are still stuck with the problems we faced before. We still don't have financial help even to fulfil our daily needs," 26-year-old garment factory worker Manjula Devi, who works in the Katunayake Free Trade Zone near Colombo, told the BBC.

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"We are still stuck with the problems we faced before. We still don't have financial help even to fulfil our daily needs," 26-year-old garment factory worker Manjula Devi, who works in the Katunayake Free Trade Zone near Colombo, told the BBC.

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The farm didn’t have enough to fulfil the order, so 20 tonnes of Somerset cheddar was also provided by two other dairy farms to make it up; in all, this was £300,000-worth of some of the most expensive cheese made in the UK.

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"I don't do miracles," is one of Maresca's favourite sayings, and you can imagine him pointing that out about a player who has struggled to fulfil their potential.

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