fulfill
fulfill Lexical Profile
fulfill Game Scores & Validity
• verb
American To bring to completion or reality; to achieve or realize a desire, promise, or prediction.
"After years of dedicated study, she was finally able to fulfill her lifelong dream of becoming an architect."
American To carry out, satisfy, or meet a duty, requirement, obligation, or customer order.
"All applicants must fulfill the basic academic requirements before being considered for the scholarship."
American To provide someone with a deep sense of satisfaction, purpose, and happiness.
"Volunteering at the community center fulfills him in a way that his corporate job never could."
Word Nuance & Usage
Spelled 'fulfill' in American English and 'fulfil' in British and Commonwealth English, though both varieties double the final 'l' in inflected forms like 'fulfilled' and 'fulfilling'.
• Rhymes for fulfill
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English fullfyllan, literally meaning 'to fill up' or 'make full,' formed from full and fyllan ('to fill'); the sense of carrying out a promise or duty developed in Old English.
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