Fulfill

Meaning

Fulfill means to do or achieve what was promised, expected, required, or hoped for. It can also mean to satisfy a need or desire.

Pronunciation

/fʊlˈfɪl/

Word Forms

• Base form: fulfill
• Past tense: fulfilled
• Past participle: fulfilled
• Present participle: fulfilling
• Noun: fulfillment
• Adjective: fulfilling

Synonyms

Antonyms

Common Collocations

• fulfill a promise — to do what you promised to do.
• fulfill a dream — to make a dream become reality.
• fulfill a duty — to perform a responsibility that is expected of you.
• fulfill a requirement — to satisfy a necessary condition.
• fulfill an ambition — to achieve something you have strongly wanted to accomplish.
• fulfill one's potential — to develop one's abilities as fully as possible.

Example Sentences

• She worked hard to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer.
• He promised to help and fulfilled his promise.
• The course helped students fulfill their academic requirements.
• She finally fulfilled her ambition of studying abroad.
• He wanted to find work that would fulfill him creatively.

Literary Example

Example:

“Some destiny of the most horrible kind hangs over me, and I must live to fulfil it.”

— Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein

Here, fulfil means to carry out or complete something that one is destined or required to do. Victor Frankenstein believes that he must live in order to carry out the terrible destiny that he feels has been placed upon him. :contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3}

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