fulfil
part of speech
verb (fulfil, fulfils, fulfilled, fulfilling) — US spelling fulfill
meaning for a pupil
1) To do what you promised or what is needed: «fulfil a promise». tree →
2) To make a dream, wish or hope come true. tree →
3) To meet a need or a requirement. tree →
4) To make someone feel happy and satisfied with what they do. tree →
5) (Bible) Of a prophecy: to come true, as Christians believe Jesus fulfilled the prophecies. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life and ethics it is about keeping promises and doing duties. In stories a character fulfils a dream or a quest. In Bible lessons, «this was to fulfil what the prophet said» means it came true. Phrases: fulfil a promise, fulfil a dream, fulfil your duty, fulfil the requirements.
examples
- He fulfilled his promise and visited his grandma every week. tree →
- She fulfilled her dream of swimming in the sea. tree →
- This job fulfils me; I love helping people. tree →
- Your project must fulfil all the rules on the sheet. tree →
- Christians believe Jesus fulfilled the words of the prophets. tree →
- The knight fulfilled his quest and returned home. tree →
- May the good ever-loving God fulfil your loveliest dream!” tree →
note
British spelling: fulfil, fulfils, but fulfilled, fulfilling (double l before -ed and -ing). American spelling: fulfill. Noun: fulfilment (UK) / fulfillment (US). Adjective: fulfilling (making you happy).
In the corpora
- "It is better not to make a vow than to make one and not fulfil it" (Ecclesiastes 5:5).
- And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
- And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week; and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife.
- And the taskmasters were urgent, saying: 'Fulfil your work, your daily task, as when there was straw.'
- And seven days were fulfilled, after that the LORD had smitten the river.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «fulfil» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.