fulfil
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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to bring about the completion or achievement of (a desire, promise, etc)
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to carry out or execute (a request, etc)
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to conform with or satisfy (regulations, demands, etc)
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to finish or reach the end of
he fulfilled his prison sentence
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to achieve one's potential or desires
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of fulfil
Old English fulfyllan
Example Sentences
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Rate-setters at the Bank make changes to interest rates to fulfil their role of keeping price rises at a steady level.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
As long as he brings it home, he will become champion and fulfil a lifetime's ambition, as well as smash the record for the youngest-ever title winner by more than three years.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
Her tenure was marked by repeated geopolitical upheavals that often left policymakers struggling to fulfil the ECB's main task of keeping consumer prices in check.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
He said it was of "paramount importance" that Commerzbank "continue to fulfil its vital role in financing the German economy".
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
“Alas! Yes, my father,” replied I; “some destiny of the most horrible kind hangs over me, and I must live to fulfil it, or surely I should have died on the coffin of Henry.”
From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley
In the original story, the Piper fulfilled his bargain.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026
Then came the order in which a request for Panko breadcrumbs was fulfilled with a box of vanilla wafers.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
Since then, the company has fulfilled more orders at a facility in Ohio, as well as from retail locations stateside.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
"We have witnessed him giving a lot of promises and they are yet to be fulfilled," said Mahmoud, the artist.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
To use an Americanism, he had “taken no chances,” and the absolute accuracy with which his instructions were fulfilled, was simply the logical result of his care.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
Murdoch touted the growth of Fox One and said it is fulfilling its mission of signing on consumers who no longer have pay TV, but the company has not revealed subscription numbers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
Kyiv's human rights commissioner Dmytro Lubinets said Ukraine was "fulfilling its commitments" to the ceasefire.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
Far from fulfilling a Heated Rivalry fantasy with male friends who “had her back,” she entered a dystopia of manosphere misogyny.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026
He chose to play rope-a-dope by only partially fulfilling the White House’s audit request for museum materials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
I was realizing that the next phase of my journey would not simply unfold on its own, that my fancy academic degrees weren’t going to automatically lead me to fulfilling work.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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