Meaning of "fulfil" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FULFIL

Old English fulfyllan.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF FULFIL

fulfil  [fʊlˈfɪl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FULFIL

Fulfil is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb fulfil in English.

WHAT DOES FULFIL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of fulfil in the English dictionary

The first definition of fulfil in the dictionary is to bring about the completion or achievement of. Other definition of fulfil is to carry out or execute. Fulfil is also to conform with or satisfy.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FULFIL

PRESENT

Present

I fulfil

you fulfil

he/she/it fulfils

we fulfil

you fulfil

they fulfil

Present continuous

I am fulfilling

you are fulfilling

he/she/it is fulfilling

we are fulfilling

you are fulfilling

they are fulfilling

Present perfect

I have fulfilled

you have fulfilled

he/she/it has fulfilled

we have fulfilled

you have fulfilled

they have fulfilled

Present perfect continuous

I have been fulfilling

you have been fulfilling

he/she/it has been fulfilling

we have been fulfilling

you have been fulfilling

they have been fulfilling

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I fulfilled

you fulfilled

he/she/it fulfilled

we fulfilled

you fulfilled

they fulfilled

Past continuous

I was fulfilling

you were fulfilling

he/she/it was fulfilling

we were fulfilling

you were fulfilling

they were fulfilling

Past perfect

I had fulfilled

you had fulfilled

he/she/it had fulfilled

we had fulfilled

you had fulfilled

they had fulfilled

Past perfect continuous

I had been fulfilling

you had been fulfilling

he/she/it had been fulfilling

we had been fulfilling

you had been fulfilling

they had been fulfilling

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will fulfil

you will fulfil

he/she/it will fulfil

we will fulfil

you will fulfil

they will fulfil

Future continuous

I will be fulfilling

you will be fulfilling

he/she/it will be fulfilling

we will be fulfilling

you will be fulfilling

they will be fulfilling

Future perfect

I will have fulfilled

you will have fulfilled

he/she/it will have fulfilled

we will have fulfilled

you will have fulfilled

they will have fulfilled

Future perfect continuous

I will have been fulfilling

you will have been fulfilling

he/she/it will have been fulfilling

we will have been fulfilling

you will have been fulfilling

they will have been fulfilling

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would fulfil

you would fulfil

he/she/it would fulfil

we would fulfil

you would fulfil

they would fulfil

Conditional continuous

I would be fulfilling

you would be fulfilling

he/she/it would be fulfilling

we would be fulfilling

you would be fulfilling

they would be fulfilling

Conditional perfect

I would have fulfil

you would have fulfil

he/she/it would have fulfil

we would have fulfil

you would have fulfil

they would have fulfil

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been fulfilling

you would have been fulfilling

he/she/it would have been fulfilling

we would have been fulfilling

you would have been fulfilling

they would have been fulfilling

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you fulfil
we let´s fulfil
you fulfil

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to fulfil

Past participle

fulfilled

Present Participle

fulfilling

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «FULFIL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «fulfil» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of fulfil

accomplish · achieve · answer · attain · carry out · cheer · complete · conclude · consummate · content · discharge · effect · execute · fill · finish · gratify · keep · meet · obey · observe · perfect · perform · please · realize · refresh · satisfy

TRANSLATION OF FULFIL

Find out the translation of fulfil to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of fulfil from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fulfil» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 完成
• Translator English - Spanish: cumplir
• English: fulfil
• Translator English - Hindi: पूरा
• Translator English - Arabic: يُنْجِزُ
• Translator English - Russian: выполнять
• Translator English - Portuguese: cumprir
• Translator English - Bengali: মেটান
• Translator English - French: satisfaire
• Translator English - Malay: Memenuhi
• Translator English - German: verwirklichen
• Translator English - Japanese: 果たす
• Translator English - Korean: 성취하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Nepangi
• Translator English - Vietnamese: hoàn thành
• Translator English - Tamil: நிறைவேற்ற
• Translator English - Marathi: पूर्ण
• Translator English - Turkish: yerine getirmek
• Translator English - Italian: adempiere
• Translator English - Polish: spełnić
• Translator English - Ukrainian: виконувати
• Translator English - Romanian: a îndeplini
• Translator English - Greek: εκπληρώνω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: vervul
• Translator English - Swedish: uppfylla
• Translator English - Norwegian: oppfylle

10 QUOTES WITH «FULFIL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fulfil.

1

Traian Basescu

Romania will continue to fulfil its obligations in Afghanistan and Iraq.

2

Gina Bellman

I've had my taste of intense fame, and I've got it out of my system. Now I'm free to choose parts which fulfil me in different ways.

3

Paulo Coelho

I can control my destiny, but not my fate. Destiny means there are opportunities to turn right or left, but fate is a one-way street. I believe we all have the choice as to whether we fulfil our destiny, but our fate is sealed.

4

Kapil Dev

All you have to do is to dream big and try to fulfil it.

5

Lawrence Durrell

For us artists there waits the joyous compromise through art with all that wounded or defeated us in daily life; in this way, not to evade destiny, as the ordinary people try to do, but to fulfil it in its true potential - the imagination.

6

King Felipe VI

Sincere and generous collaboration is the best way to fulfil the legitimate aspirations of each person and achieve great collective goals for the common good and the general interest.

7

Linda Gray

I need to live a long time to fulfil all the things I want to do.

8

Geoff Hoon

I need to maintain a home in Derbyshire and in London to be able both to represent my constituents and to fulfil my responsibilities as an MP and as a minister.

9

Dev Hynes

The issue I had with the Lightspeed albums was that usually the main purpose with them was to fulfil really dorky musical goals, like, 'I wonder if I can do that,' and it was all very personal. It was more that once I'd finished the goal of what the song was, I was kind of done. It was like ticking boxes.

10

Carl Jung

The man who promises everything is sure to fulfil nothing, and everyone who promises too much is in danger of using evil means in order to carry out his promises, and is already on the road to perdition.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FULFIL»

Discover the use of fulfil in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fulfil and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Not to Destroy But to Fulfil a Baccalaureate Sermon

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.

M. H. 1832-1910 Buckham, 2010

Fulfil Your Spouse's Needs - Enjoy Marriage

Winnie Oriakhi-Omibiyi. Winnie Oriakhi-Omibiyi Fulfil Your Spouse's Needs - 611/ 0); Marriage Fulfil Your Spouse's Needs - gnjoy Marriage Fulfil Your Spouse's. Front Cover.

Winnie Oriakhi-Omibiyi, 2013

Instant happiness: Take control of your life and fulfil your ...

From reducing stress to removing negative influences, and from changing perceptions to advice for becoming the person you want to be, this book has it all covered.

Infinite Ideas, 2012

Power to Fulfil Your Destiny:

T. CHAPTER. ONE. THE. IMPORTANCE. OF. SELF—DISCOVERY. he first thing God gave to man was an image Man was created in the image of God and with a personal identity. There is nothing God created that doesnot anidentity.

Shade Olukoya, 2014

Mindset: How You Can Fulfil Your Potential

World-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck, in decades of research on achievement and success, has discovered a truly groundbreaking idea-the power of our mindset.Dweck explains why it's not just our abilities and talent ...

Carol Dweck, 2012

Be Inspired: You Can Fulfil Your Dream

This book radically challenges the belief that once a person has had a troubled childhood, faced abuse or failed before, then the course of their life has been set out for them.

Simon Owoade, 2010

A Conceptual-analytic Study of Classical Indian Philosophy ...

Dasaratha has incurred the obligation to fulfil any two wishes of KaikeyT by his own act of promising to do that. It is a blanket promise to fulfil her two wishes whatever they may be. Taking the promise at its face value, one of both of her two  ...

Rajendra Prasad, 2008

English Synonymes Explained in Alphabetical Order

TO EXECUTE, FULFIL, PERFORM. EXECUTE (c. To accomplish), in Latin exeeutus participle of exequor, compounded ofer and seottor, is to follow up tu the end. To FULFIL is to fill up to the full of what is wanted. To PERFORM is to form ...

George Crabb, 1824

The Church of England Magazine

To fulfil means to complete, as in " Fulfil your works, your daily tasks" (Exod. v. 13) : " It become th us to fulfil all righteousness" (Matt, iii. 15). To fulfil a promise, threatening, or prophecy, is to do what is piomised, threatened, or foretold (Matt. xxiv ...

‎1850

Contextualising The International Covenant On Economic, ...

Obligations to Respect/Protect/Fulfil The development of the typology of obligations to respect, protect and fulfil all human rights originated in the work of Shue, and entered into the UN human 61 S. Dell: 'Basic Needs or Comprehensive ...

Mary Dowell-Jones, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FULFIL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fulfil is used in the context of the following news items.

Garbine Muguruza to fulfil childhood dream by facing Serena …

Garbine Muguruza to fulfil childhood dream by facing Serena Williams in Wimbledon final. GARBINE MUGURUZA will live the dream when she ... «Daily Star, Jul 15»

61-year-old twins fulfil wish of starring in adult film

A PAIR of twin sisters from Japan fulfilled their dreams of starring in a short adult film on the Internet. Nanyang Siang Pau reported that a ... «The Star Online, Jul 15»

Paddy Ryan backed to fulfil potential after completing Newcastle …

Dean Richards admits he is buying potential rather than the finished article in Paddy Ryan, but is confident the Irish prop can make the grade at ... «ChronicleLive, Jul 15»

Whiteman desperate to retain place and fulfil hisOlympic dream

Tim Whiteman is desperate to keep his place in the Great Britain hockey team and fulfil his dream of starring at an Olympic Games. The former ... «Diss Express, Jul 15»

No Title Rush For Callum Smith

Callum Smith insists he is in no rush to fulfil his dream of becoming a world champion. Sky Bet. Callum Smith v Rocky Fielding. Click here to bet ... «Sportinglife.com, Jul 15»

Hightown staff set to help a special school fulfil its treehouse vision

Staff at Hightown Housing Association will soon be raising funds to help a special school in Hemel Hempstead kit out the classroom treehouses ... «24dash, Jul 15»

Hold election to fulfil promises: B Chy

Bikalpa Dhara President Badruddhoza Chowdhury said on Friday the government had made a commitment to hold a fresh and inclusive ... «Financial Express Bangladesh, Jul 15»

Power fulfil Walsh wish

The ball was bounced, and the ruckmen jumped. The midfielders ran, the defenders tried to stop the forwards from kicking goals and the ... «The Age, Jul 15»

CONCACAF Gold Cup: JFF to fulfil promise to pay over 100 per cent …

David Ramirez of Costa Rica eyes the ball as Jamaican goalkeeper Dwayne Miller (right) rushes out during their 2015 Concacaf Gold Cup ... «Jamaica Observer, Jul 15»

Six Campaign Promises Buhari Will Probably Never Fulfil

The president might make things better before his tenure ends in four years, but he'll probably never fulfil most of the promises he and his party made to the ... «NAIJ.COM, Jul 15»