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Verb [English]

IPA: /fʊlˈfɪl/, /fəˈfɪl/ Audio: en-us-fulfil.ogg Forms: fulfills [present, singular, third-person], fulfilling [participle, present], fulfilled [participle, past], fulfilled [past]
Rhymes: -ɪl Etymology: From Middle English fulfillen, from Old English fullfyllan (“to fill full”), corresponding to ful- + fill. Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|fulfillen}} Middle English fulfillen, {{der|en|ang|fullfyllan||to fill full}} Old English fullfyllan (“to fill full”), {{prefix|en|ful|fill}} ful- + fill Head templates: {{en-verb}} fulfill (third-person singular simple present fulfills, present participle fulfilling, simple past and past participle fulfilled), {{tlb|en|US spelling}} (American spelling)
  1. (transitive) To satisfy, carry out, bring to completion (an obligation, a requirement, etc.). Tags: US, transitive Translations (to carry out — see also carry out): përmbush (Albanian), kryej (Albanian), τελέω (teléō) (Ancient Greek), τελῶ (telô) (Ancient Greek), أَوْفَى (ʔawfā) (Arabic), أَدَّى (ʔaddā) (Arabic), выко́нваць (vykónvacʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), вы́канаць (výkanacʹ) [perfective] (Belarusian), utob (Bikol Central), извършвам (izvǎršvam) (Bulgarian), изпълнявам (izpǎlnjavam) (Bulgarian), complir (Catalan), 履行 (lǚxíng) (Chinese Mandarin), splnit [perfective] (Czech), vervullen (Dutch), plenumi (Esperanto), efektivigi (Esperanto), täyttää (Finnish), combler (French), satisfaire (French), erfüllen (German), einhalten (German), 𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌽 (ustiuhan) (Gothic), קִיֵּם (qiyyém) (Hebrew), bevált (Hungarian), comhlíon (Irish), completare (Italian), 遂行する (suikō suru) (alt: すいこうする) (Japanese), 実施する (jisshi suru) (alt: じっしする) (Japanese), thǖshīu (Khiamniungan Naga), 수행하다 (suhaenghada) (Korean), pleo (Latin), исполни (ispolni) (Macedonian), whakahei (Maori), whakatutuki (Maori), whakatūtataki (Maori), fulfillen (Middle English), fillen (Middle English), āfullian (Old Saxon), spełniać [imperfective] (Polish), wypełniać [imperfective] (Polish), realizar (Portuguese), cumprir (Portuguese), împlini (Romanian), исполня́ть (ispolnjátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), испо́лнить (ispólnitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), coilean (Scottish Gaelic), splniť [perfective] (Slovak), plniť (Slovak), cumplir (Spanish), realizar (Spanish), uppfylla (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-fulfill-en-verb-~oLsHPjE Disambiguation of 'to carry out — see also carry out': 77 13 6 2 3
  2. (transitive) To emotionally or artistically satisfy; to develop one's gifts to the fullest. Tags: US, transitive
    Sense id: en-fulfill-en-verb-vLdUwfyi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with ful-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Albanian translations, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bikol Central translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Gothic translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Khiamniungan Naga translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Old Saxon translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 61 5 7 8 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with ful-: 24 33 10 13 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 59 8 8 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 16 60 7 8 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 73 5 5 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Albanian translations: 20 46 9 14 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 27 35 14 10 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 21 51 8 9 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 19 53 7 9 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Bikol Central translations: 9 81 2 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 23 49 8 8 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 20 52 8 8 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 20 43 9 14 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 21 45 10 11 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 21 53 9 8 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 20 53 8 8 11 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 21 47 9 10 13 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 17 55 7 8 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Gothic translations: 20 52 6 9 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 20 49 8 8 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 27 38 13 14 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 18 60 7 7 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 21 50 8 9 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 18 57 7 8 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 19 55 7 8 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Khiamniungan Naga translations: 17 54 6 8 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 21 50 9 9 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 19 55 7 8 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 20 46 9 14 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 22 45 10 11 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 21 50 9 9 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 20 42 8 12 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Old Saxon translations: 19 51 7 9 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 23 44 10 10 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 25 46 8 12 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 21 50 9 9 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 19 55 7 8 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 21 50 9 9 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 20 46 9 14 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 17 53 7 12 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 21 51 8 8 11
  3. (transitive) To obey, follow, comply with (a rule, requirement etc.). Tags: US, transitive Translations (to comply with): utob (Bikol Central), täyttää (Finnish), erfüllen (German), eleget tesz (Hungarian), comhlíon (Irish), soddisfare (Italian), satisfazer (Portuguese), удовлетворя́ть (udovletvorjátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), удовлетвори́ть (udovletvorítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), splniť (Slovak), spĺňať (Slovak), satisfacer (Spanish), cumplir (Spanish), suplir (Spanish), servar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-fulfill-en-verb-LYl~zmyY Disambiguation of 'to comply with': 15 3 75 3 5
  4. (business) To package, distribute, or ship goods. Tags: US Categories (topical): Business
    Sense id: en-fulfill-en-verb-pPbiSNfS Topics: business
  5. (archaic) To fill full; fill to the utmost capacity; fill up. Tags: US, archaic
    Sense id: en-fulfill-en-verb-eooe0uan
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fulfil [British] Derived forms: fulfilled, fulfilling, fulfillable, fulfillment [US], fulfilment [UK], self-fulfilling prophecy, wish-fulfilling, unfulfilled Translations (to satisfy emotionally): utob (Bikol Central), satisfer (Catalan), omplir (Catalan), tyydyttää (Finnish), satisfaire (French), erfüllen (German), satisfacar (Ido), soddisfare (Italian), 履行 (lǚxíng) (Mandarin), fulfillen (Middle English), fillen (Middle English), realizar (Portuguese), satisfazer (Portuguese), satisface (Romanian), выполня́ть (vypolnjátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), вы́полнить (výpolnitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), исполня́ть (ispolnjátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), испо́лнить (ispólnitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), осуществля́ть (osuščestvljátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), осуществи́ть (osuščestvítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), napĺňať (Slovak), realizar (Spanish), satisfacer (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'to satisfy emotionally': 45 43 2 3 8

Verb [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} fulfill
  1. Alternative form of fulfillen Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: fulfillen
    Sense id: en-fulfill-enm-verb-bHAc3dFb Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "2013 February 6, Hideo Otake, “Revising the Interpretation of the Japanese Economy”, in Michio Muramatsu, Frieder Naschold, editors, State and Administration in Japan and Germany: A Comparative Perspective on Continuity and Change, page 319:",
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          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "výkanacʹ",
          "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "вы́канаць"
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          "lang": "Bikol Central",
          "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
          "word": "utob"
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          "_dis1": "77 13 6 2 3",
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "izvǎršvam",
          "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
          "word": "извършвам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 13 6 2 3",
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "izpǎlnjavam",
          "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
          "word": "изпълнявам"
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
          "word": "complir"
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          "_dis1": "77 13 6 2 3",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "lǚxíng",
          "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
          "word": "履行"
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "splnit"
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
          "word": "vervullen"
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          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
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          "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
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          "_dis1": "77 13 6 2 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
          "word": "täyttää"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
          "word": "combler"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
          "word": "satisfaire"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
          "word": "erfüllen"
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        {
          "_dis1": "77 13 6 2 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
          "word": "einhalten"
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          "_dis1": "77 13 6 2 3",
          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "ustiuhan",
          "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
          "word": "𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌽"
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          "code": "grc",
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          "roman": "teléō",
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          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "qiyyém",
          "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
          "word": "קִיֵּם"
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        {
          "_dis1": "77 13 6 2 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
          "word": "bevált"
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        {
          "_dis1": "77 13 6 2 3",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
          "word": "comhlíon"
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        {
          "_dis1": "77 13 6 2 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
          "word": "completare"
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        {
          "_dis1": "77 13 6 2 3",
          "alt": "すいこうする",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "suikō suru",
          "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
          "word": "遂行する"
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        {
          "_dis1": "77 13 6 2 3",
          "alt": "じっしする",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "jisshi suru",
          "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
          "word": "実施する"
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        {
          "_dis1": "77 13 6 2 3",
          "code": "kix",
          "lang": "Khiamniungan Naga",
          "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
          "word": "thǖshīu"
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        {
          "_dis1": "77 13 6 2 3",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "suhaenghada",
          "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
          "word": "수행하다"
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        {
          "_dis1": "77 13 6 2 3",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
          "word": "pleo"
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        {
          "_dis1": "77 13 6 2 3",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "ispolni",
          "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
          "word": "исполни"
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        {
          "_dis1": "77 13 6 2 3",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
          "word": "whakahei"
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        {
          "_dis1": "77 13 6 2 3",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
          "word": "whakatutuki"
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        {
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
          "word": "whakatūtataki"
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        {
          "_dis1": "77 13 6 2 3",
          "code": "enm",
          "lang": "Middle English",
          "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
          "word": "fulfillen"
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        {
          "_dis1": "77 13 6 2 3",
          "code": "enm",
          "lang": "Middle English",
          "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
          "word": "fillen"
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        {
          "_dis1": "77 13 6 2 3",
          "code": "osx",
          "lang": "Old Saxon",
          "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
          "word": "āfullian"
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        {
          "_dis1": "77 13 6 2 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "spełniać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 13 6 2 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "wypełniać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 13 6 2 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
          "word": "realizar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 13 6 2 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
          "word": "cumprir"
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        {
          "_dis1": "77 13 6 2 3",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
          "word": "împlini"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 13 6 2 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ispolnjátʹ",
          "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "исполня́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 13 6 2 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ispólnitʹ",
          "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "испо́лнить"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 13 6 2 3",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
          "word": "coilean"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 13 6 2 3",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
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          "word": "splniť"
        },
        {
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          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
          "word": "plniť"
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        {
          "_dis1": "77 13 6 2 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
          "word": "cumplir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 13 6 2 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
          "word": "realizar"
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        {
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
          "word": "uppfylla"
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        "2": "ful",
        "3": "fill"
      },
      "expansion": "ful- + fill",
      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English fulfillen, from Old English fullfyllan (“to fill full”), corresponding to ful- + fill.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fulfills",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fulfilling",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fulfilled",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fulfilled",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {},
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      "name": "en-verb"
    },
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "US spelling"
      },
      "expansion": "(American spelling)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "You made a promise, son, and now you must fulfill it.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2013 February 6, Hideo Otake, “Revising the Interpretation of the Japanese Economy”, in Michio Muramatsu, Frieder Naschold, editors, State and Administration in Japan and Germany: A Comparative Perspective on Continuity and Change, page 319:",
          "text": "Japanese retail stores have strove to, and have succeeded in, fulfilling these severe demands, and in doing so, have constantly had to innovate both technologically and institutionally in order to keep up with the competition.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "To satisfy, carry out, bring to completion (an obligation, a requirement, etc.)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "satisfy",
          "satisfy"
        ],
        [
          "carry out",
          "carry out"
        ],
        [
          "completion",
          "completion"
        ],
        [
          "obligation",
          "obligation"
        ],
        [
          "requirement",
          "requirement"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To satisfy, carry out, bring to completion (an obligation, a requirement, etc.)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "This is the most fulfilling work I've ever done.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To emotionally or artistically satisfy; to develop one's gifts to the fullest."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "emotional",
          "emotional"
        ],
        [
          "artistical",
          "artistical"
        ],
        [
          "satisfy",
          "satisfy"
        ],
        [
          "develop",
          "develop"
        ],
        [
          "gift",
          "gift"
        ],
        [
          "to the fullest",
          "to the fullest"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To emotionally or artistically satisfy; to develop one's gifts to the fullest."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Unfortunately, you don't fulfill the criteria for extra grants at the present time.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To obey, follow, comply with (a rule, requirement etc.)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "obey",
          "obey"
        ],
        [
          "follow",
          "follow"
        ],
        [
          "comply",
          "comply"
        ],
        [
          "rule",
          "rule"
        ],
        [
          "requirement",
          "requirement"
        ]
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        "(transitive) To obey, follow, comply with (a rule, requirement etc.)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Business"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To package, distribute, or ship goods."
      ],
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        [
          "business",
          "business"
        ],
        [
          "package",
          "package"
        ],
        [
          "distribute",
          "distribute"
        ],
        [
          "ship",
          "ship"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "business"
      ]
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    {
      "categories": [
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        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "My lady is positively fulfilled of grace.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1870, James Thomson, The City of Dreadful Night:",
          "text": "The silence which benumbs or strains the sense\nFulfils with awe the soul's despair unweeping",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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      ],
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          "fill"
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          "full",
          "full"
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          "fill up"
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        "(archaic) To fill full; fill to the utmost capacity; fill up."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US",
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      "ipa": "/fʊlˈfɪl/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/fəˈfɪl/"
    },
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      "word": "fulfil"
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      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "word": "përmbush"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "word": "kryej"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔawfā",
      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "word": "أَوْفَى"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔaddā",
      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "word": "أَدَّى"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "vykónvacʹ",
      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
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      "word": "выко́нваць"
    },
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      "code": "be",
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      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "вы́канаць"
    },
    {
      "code": "bcl",
      "lang": "Bikol Central",
      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "word": "utob"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "izvǎršvam",
      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "word": "извършвам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "izpǎlnjavam",
      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "word": "изпълнявам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "word": "complir"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "lǚxíng",
      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "word": "履行"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "splnit"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "word": "vervullen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "word": "plenumi"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "word": "efektivigi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "word": "täyttää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "word": "combler"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "word": "satisfaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "word": "erfüllen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "word": "einhalten"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "ustiuhan",
      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "word": "𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌽"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "teléō",
      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "word": "τελέω"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "telô",
      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "word": "τελῶ"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "qiyyém",
      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "word": "קִיֵּם"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "word": "bevált"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "word": "comhlíon"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "word": "completare"
    },
    {
      "alt": "すいこうする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "suikō suru",
      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "word": "遂行する"
    },
    {
      "alt": "じっしする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "jisshi suru",
      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "word": "実施する"
    },
    {
      "code": "kix",
      "lang": "Khiamniungan Naga",
      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "word": "thǖshīu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "suhaenghada",
      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "word": "수행하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "word": "pleo"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "ispolni",
      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "word": "исполни"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "word": "whakahei"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "word": "whakatutuki"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "word": "whakatūtataki"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "word": "fulfillen"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "word": "fillen"
    },
    {
      "code": "osx",
      "lang": "Old Saxon",
      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "word": "āfullian"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "spełniać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "wypełniać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "word": "realizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "word": "cumprir"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "word": "împlini"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ispolnjátʹ",
      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "исполня́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ispólnitʹ",
      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "испо́лнить"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "word": "coilean"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "splniť"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "word": "plniť"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "word": "cumplir"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "word": "realizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
      "word": "uppfylla"
    },
    {
      "code": "bcl",
      "lang": "Bikol Central",
      "sense": "to satisfy emotionally",
      "word": "utob"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to satisfy emotionally",
      "word": "satisfer"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to satisfy emotionally",
      "word": "omplir"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to satisfy emotionally",
      "word": "tyydyttää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to satisfy emotionally",
      "word": "satisfaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to satisfy emotionally",
      "word": "erfüllen"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "to satisfy emotionally",
      "word": "satisfacar"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to satisfy emotionally",
      "word": "soddisfare"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Mandarin",
      "roman": "lǚxíng",
      "sense": "to satisfy emotionally",
      "word": "履行"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "to satisfy emotionally",
      "word": "fulfillen"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "to satisfy emotionally",
      "word": "fillen"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to satisfy emotionally",
      "word": "realizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to satisfy emotionally",
      "word": "satisfazer"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to satisfy emotionally",
      "word": "satisface"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vypolnjátʹ",
      "sense": "to satisfy emotionally",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "выполня́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "výpolnitʹ",
      "sense": "to satisfy emotionally",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "вы́полнить"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ispolnjátʹ",
      "sense": "to satisfy emotionally",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "исполня́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ispólnitʹ",
      "sense": "to satisfy emotionally",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "испо́лнить"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "osuščestvljátʹ",
      "sense": "to satisfy emotionally",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "осуществля́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "osuščestvítʹ",
      "sense": "to satisfy emotionally",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "осуществи́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to satisfy emotionally",
      "word": "napĺňať"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to satisfy emotionally",
      "word": "realizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to satisfy emotionally",
      "word": "satisfacer"
    },
    {
      "code": "bcl",
      "lang": "Bikol Central",
      "sense": "to comply with",
      "word": "utob"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to comply with",
      "word": "täyttää"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to comply with",
      "word": "erfüllen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to comply with",
      "word": "eleget tesz"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to comply with",
      "word": "comhlíon"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to comply with",
      "word": "soddisfare"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to comply with",
      "word": "satisfazer"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "udovletvorjátʹ",
      "sense": "to comply with",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "удовлетворя́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "udovletvorítʹ",
      "sense": "to comply with",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "удовлетвори́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to comply with",
      "word": "splniť"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to comply with",
      "word": "spĺňať"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to comply with",
      "word": "satisfacer"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to comply with",
      "word": "cumplir"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to comply with",
      "word": "suplir"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to comply with",
      "word": "servar"
    }
  ],
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}

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    }
  ],
  "word": "fulfill"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-01-18 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-01-01 using wiktextract (e4a2c88 and 4230888). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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