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- [foo l-fil]
- /fʊlˈfɪl/
- /fʊlˈfɪl/
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- [foo l-fil]
- /fʊlˈfɪl/
Definitions of fulfil word
- verb with object fulfil to carry out, or bring to realization, as a prophecy or promise. 1
- verb with object fulfil to perform or do, as duty; obey or follow, as commands. 1
- verb with object fulfil to satisfy (requirements, obligations, etc.): a book that fulfills a long-felt need. 1
- verb with object fulfil to bring to an end; finish or complete, as a period of time: He felt that life was over when one had fulfilled his threescore years and ten. 1
- verb with object fulfil to develop the full potential of (usually used reflexively): She realized that she could never fulfill herself in such work. 1
- noun fulfil (archaic) To fill up. 1
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Origin of fulfil
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English fulfillen, Old English fulfyllan. See full1, fill
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Parts of speech for Fulfil
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fulfil popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
fulfil usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fulfil
verb fulfil
- achieve — If you achieve a particular aim or effect, you succeed in doing it or causing it to happen, usually after a lot of effort.
- accomplish — If you accomplish something, you succeed in doing it.
- bear out — If someone or something bears a person out or bears out what that person is saying, they support what that person is saying.
- realise — to grasp or understand clearly.
- realize — to grasp or understand clearly.
Antonyms for fulfil
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