fulfill
/fʊlˈfɪl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.86 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To satisfy, carry out, bring to completion (an obligation, a requirement, etc.).
American usage; Transitive verb
verb
To emotionally or artistically satisfy; to develop one's gifts to the fullest.
American usage; Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "You made a promise, son, and now you must fulfill it."
- "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."
- "This is the most fulfilling work I've ever done."
- "Unfortunately, you don't fulfill the criteria for extra grants at the present time."
- "My lady is positively fulfilled of grace."
- "The silence which benumbs or strains the sense Fulfils with awe the soul's despair unweeping"
Etymology
From Middle English fulfillen, from Old English fullfyllan (“to fill full”). By surface analysis, full- + fill.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: fulfillen, fullfyllan
Usage
- American usage
- Transitive verb
- Archaic