"fulfil" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /fʊlˈfɪl/, /fəˈfɪl/ Audio: en-us-fulfil.ogg Forms: fulfils [present, singular, third-person], fulfilling [participle, present], fulfilled [participle, past], fulfilled [past]
Rhymes: -ɪl Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} fulfil (third-person singular simple present fulfils, present participle fulfilling, simple past and past participle fulfilled)
  1. British English standard spelling of fulfill. Derived forms: fulfillness, overfulfil
    Sense id: en-fulfil-en-verb-lyYTrrHn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
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    },
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    }
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "fulfillness"
        },
        {
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "2021 December 29, Paul Stephen, “Rail's accident investigators”, in RAIL, number 947, pages 30–31:",
          "text": "While in the most serious cases mounting an investigation is usually mandatory, there are other occasions where it is less clear-cut or when it is concluded that an investigation would not fulfil RAIB's objectives to improve safety or prevent future accidents.",
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    }
  ],
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fəˈfɪl/"
    },
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    {
      "word": "fulfillness"
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    {
      "word": "overfulfil"
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  ],
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    },
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