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- [foo l-fil]
- /fʊlˈfɪl/
- /fʊlˈfɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [foo l-fil]
- /fʊlˈfɪl/
Definitions of fulfill word
- verb with object fulfill to carry out, or bring to realization, as a prophecy or promise. 1
- verb with object fulfill to perform or do, as duty; obey or follow, as commands. 1
- verb with object fulfill to satisfy (requirements, obligations, etc.): a book that fulfills a long-felt need. 1
- verb with object fulfill 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 fulfill to develop the full potential of (usually used reflexively): She realized that she could never fulfill herself in such work. 1
- noun fulfill Bring to completion or reality; achieve or realize (something desired, promised, or predicted). 1
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Origin of fulfill
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 Fulfill
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fulfill popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
fulfill usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fulfill
verb fulfill
- conform — If something conforms to something such as a law or someone's wishes, it is of the required type or quality.
- render — to cause to be or become; make: to render someone helpless.
- conclude — If you conclude that something is true, you decide that it is true using the facts you know as a basis.
- fill — to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water.
- perfect — conforming absolutely to the description or definition of an ideal type: a perfect sphere; a perfect gentleman.
Antonyms for fulfill
verb fulfill
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- commence — When something commences or you commence it, it begins.
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- dissatisfy — to cause to be displeased, especially by failing to provide something expected or desired.
- anger — Anger is the strong emotion that you feel when you think that someone has behaved in an unfair, cruel, or unacceptable way.
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