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"text": "You made a promise, son, and now you must fulfill it.",
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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",
"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.",
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"(transitive) To satisfy, carry out, bring to completion (an obligation, a requirement, etc.)."
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"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
"word": "përmbush"
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"roman": "izvǎršvam",
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"roman": "lǚxíng",
"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
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"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
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"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
"word": "vervullen"
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"word": "plenumi"
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"word": "efektivigi"
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{
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"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
"word": "täyttää"
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"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
"word": "erfüllen"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 7 8 2 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
"word": "einhalten"
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"roman": "ustiuhan",
"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
"word": "𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌽"
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"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
"word": "bevált"
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"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
"word": "comhlíon"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
"word": "completare"
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"alt": "すいこうする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
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"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
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"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
"word": "実施する"
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"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "suhaenghada",
"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
"word": "수행하다"
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{
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"code": "la",
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"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
"word": "pleo"
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"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "ispolni",
"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
"word": "исполни"
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"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
"word": "whakahei"
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{
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"word": "whakatūtataki"
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"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
"word": "fulfillen"
},
{
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"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
"word": "fillen"
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{
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"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
"word": "āfullian"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
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"word": "spełniać"
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"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "wypełniać"
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{
"_dis1": "79 7 8 2 3",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
"word": "realizar"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 7 8 2 3",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
"word": "cumprir"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 7 8 2 3",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
"word": "împlini"
},
{
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ispolnjátʹ",
"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "исполня́ть"
},
{
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ispólnitʹ",
"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
"tags": [
"perfective"
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"word": "испо́лнить"
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"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
"word": "coilean"
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"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
"tags": [
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"code": "sk",
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"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
"word": "plniť"
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{
"_dis1": "79 7 8 2 3",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
"word": "cumplir"
},
{
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
"word": "uppfylla"
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"text": "This is the most fulfilling work I've ever done.",
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}
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[
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[
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"(transitive) To emotionally or artistically satisfy; to develop one's gifts to the fullest."
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"text": "Unfortunately, you don't fulfill the criteria for extra grants at the present time.",
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"To obey, follow, comply with (a rule, requirement etc.)."
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[
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"comply",
"comply"
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[
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[
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"(transitive) To obey, follow, comply with (a rule, requirement etc.)."
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"sense": "to comply with",
"word": "utob"
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{
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to comply with",
"word": "täyttää"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 3 75 3 5",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to comply with",
"word": "erfüllen"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 3 75 3 5",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to comply with",
"word": "eleget tesz"
},
{
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"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to comply with",
"word": "comhlíon"
},
{
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to comply with",
"word": "soddisfare"
},
{
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to comply with",
"word": "satisfazer"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "udovletvorjátʹ",
"sense": "to comply with",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "удовлетворя́ть"
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"sense": "to comply with",
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"word": "удовлетвори́ть"
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"code": "sk",
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"sense": "to comply with",
"word": "splniť"
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{
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"sense": "to comply with",
"word": "spĺňať"
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"To package, distribute, or ship goods."
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[
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[
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"(business) To package, distribute, or ship goods."
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"text": "My lady is positively fulfilled of grace.",
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{
"ref": "1870, James Thomson, The City of Dreadful Night",
"roman": "Fulfils with awe the soul's despair unweeping",
"text": "The silence which benumbs or strains the sense",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"To fill full; fill to the utmost capacity; fill up."
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[
"full",
"full"
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[
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],
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"(archaic) To fill full; fill to the utmost capacity; fill up."
],
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}
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"ipa": "/fʊlˈfɪl/"
},
{
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},
{
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},
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"code": "bcl",
"lang": "Bikol Central",
"sense": "to satisfy emotionally",
"word": "utob"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 43 2 2 8",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to satisfy emotionally",
"word": "satisfer"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 43 2 2 8",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to satisfy emotionally",
"word": "omplir"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 43 2 2 8",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to satisfy emotionally",
"word": "tyydyttää"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 43 2 2 8",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to satisfy emotionally",
"word": "satisfaire"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 43 2 2 8",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to satisfy emotionally",
"word": "erfüllen"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 43 2 2 8",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to satisfy emotionally",
"word": "satisfacar"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 43 2 2 8",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to satisfy emotionally",
"word": "soddisfare"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 43 2 2 8",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Mandarin",
"roman": "lǚxíng",
"sense": "to satisfy emotionally",
"word": "履行"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 43 2 2 8",
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "to satisfy emotionally",
"word": "fulfillen"
},
{
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"code": "enm",
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"sense": "to satisfy emotionally",
"word": "fillen"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 43 2 2 8",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to satisfy emotionally",
"word": "realizar"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 43 2 2 8",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to satisfy emotionally",
"word": "satisfazer"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 43 2 2 8",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to satisfy emotionally",
"word": "satisface"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 43 2 2 8",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vypolnjátʹ",
"sense": "to satisfy emotionally",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "выполня́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 43 2 2 8",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "výpolnitʹ",
"sense": "to satisfy emotionally",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "вы́полнить"
},
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"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
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{
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
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"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
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"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
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"roman": "vykónvacʹ",
"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
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"imperfective"
],
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},
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"code": "be",
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"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
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"perfective"
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"code": "bcl",
"lang": "Bikol Central",
"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
"word": "utob"
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{
"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"
],
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},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
"word": "vervullen"
},
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"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",
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{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
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"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
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{
"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"
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{
"alt": "すいこうする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "suikō suru",
"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
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{
"alt": "じっしする",
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"lang": "Japanese",
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"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
"word": "実施する"
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"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"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
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{
"code": "enm",
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"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
"word": "fulfillen"
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{
"code": "enm",
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"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
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{
"code": "osx",
"lang": "Old Saxon",
"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "wypełniać"
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{
"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"
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{
"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"
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{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
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{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
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{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
"word": "plniť"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to carry out — see also carry out",
"word": "cumplir"
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{
"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"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to satisfy emotionally",
"word": "satisface"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vypolnjátʹ",
"sense": "to satisfy emotionally",
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"imperfective"
],
"word": "выполня́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
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"sense": "to satisfy emotionally",
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"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",
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"perfective"
],
"word": "испо́лнить"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "osuščestvljátʹ",
"sense": "to satisfy emotionally",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "осуществля́ть"
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{
"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"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "udovletvorjátʹ",
"sense": "to comply with",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "удовлетворя́ть"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "udovletvorítʹ",
"sense": "to comply with",
"tags": [
"perfective"
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"word": "удовлетвори́ть"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to comply with",
"word": "splniť"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to comply with",
"word": "spĺňať"
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