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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In the lawsuit, MP says that it spent a decade investing billions in developing technical capabilities from scratch, whereas “USA Rare Earth lacked the people and the technology to fulfil its public commitments.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026
The little essays heading each section provide their own astonishments: “Yes, Egg is a most perfect thing—but to fulfil its task it must be destroyed as if it never mattered. Perfection cracked, a planet shattered.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
The Netherlands would become the fourth of four predicted winners to fulfil Klement's statistical prophecy if they lift the trophy in July.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
The requirement for broadcasters to adopt ever-increasing protection measures to fulfil their duty of care to contestants "is evidence of the growing risks they are trying, and too often failing, to mitigate", he said.
From BBC • May 22, 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
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