fulfill B2 Topic:Actions & Processes Also spelled fulfil and fulfils US /fʊlˈfɪl/ See IPA manual Freq #5871 Meanings 1 verb To do or complete something you promised or were required to do. You made a promise, and now you must fulfill it. 2 verb To meet a need, requirement, or expectation. Unfortunately, you don't fulfill the criteria for the grant. 3 verb To make someone feel happy and satisfied with what they do. This is the most fulfilling work I've ever done. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to do or complete something... performrealizesatisfy 2 verb · to meet a need,... meetsatisfy Word family Forms fulfilledfulfillingfulfills Derived forms fulfillablefulfilledfulfillerfulfillingfulfillmentfulfilmentoverfulfillunfulfillunfulfilledunfulfillmentwish-fulfilling Etymology AI details From Middle English fulfillen, from Old English fullfyllan (“to fill full”). By surface analysis, full- + fill. fulfillen Middle English fullfyllan Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # fulfill **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /fʊlˈfɪl/ **Frequency rank:** 5871 ## Meanings 1. To do or complete something you promised or were required to do. 2. To meet a need, requirement, or expectation. 3. To make someone feel happy and satisfied with what they do. ## Examples - You made a promise, and now you must fulfill it. - Unfortunately, you don't fulfill the criteria for the grant. - This is the most fulfilling work I've ever done. ## Derived Forms - fulfillable - fulfilled - fulfiller - fulfilling - fulfillment - fulfilment - overfulfill - unfulfill - unfulfilled - unfulfillment - wish-fulfilling ## Roots and Affixes - Root: fulfillen - Root: fullfyllan ## Etymology From Middle English fulfillen, from Old English fullfyllan (“to fill full”). By surface analysis, full- + fill. ## AI Etymology Fulfill comes from Middle English fulfillen, from Old English fullfyllan (“to fill full”). By surface analysis, full- + fill. In current use, the main senses are “To do or complete something you promised or were required to do” and “To meet a need, requirement, or expectation”. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown