fulfill
verb
ful·fill
fu̇(l)-ˈfil 
also fə(l)-
variants
or fulfil
fulfilled; fulfilling
1
a
: to put into effect : execute
He fulfilled his pledge to cut taxes.
b
: to meet the requirements of (a business order)
Their order for more TVs was promptly fulfilled.
c
: to measure up to : satisfy
She hasn't yet fulfilled the requirements needed to graduate.
d
: to bring to an end
she came to install herself and fulfill her time at the house—
Willa Cather
Willa Cather2
a
: to develop the full potentialities of
He has a lot of talent, but he hasn't really fulfilled his potential.
b
: to convert into reality
a sense of the failure of life to fulfill its ultimate expectations—Leslie Rees
Leslie Rees3
archaic
: to make full : fill
her subtle, warm, and golden breath … fulfills him with beatitude—Alfred Tennyson
Alfred Tennyson
fulfiller
noun
Examples of fulfill in a Sentence
He fulfilled his pledge to cut taxes.
She failed to fulfill her obligations.
The program is intended to fulfill the basic needs of children in the community.
If we could have that house, our dreams would be fulfilled.
He fulfilled his childhood wish to become a professional baseball player.
She fulfilled her life's ambition when she started her own business.
He's trying to fulfill himself as an artist.
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Elon Musk gives update on Mars plan Musk, who founded SpaceX in 2002, has aggressively sought for his commercial spaceflight company to develop its Starship spacecraft to fulfill his ambitious dream of sending the first humans to Mars.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
President Donald Trump has ordered his administration to remove millions of migrants without legal status to fulfill his campaign pledge of mass deportations.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
The film stars Sofia Carson as Anna, an ambitious young American woman who sets out for Oxford University to fulfill a lifelong dream, and Queen Charlotte star Corey Mylchreest as Jamie, a charming professor.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2025
Second, consider the amount of effort taken to fulfill the task.
—Chris Talgo, Boston Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
President Donald Trump has ordered his administration to remove millions of migrants without legal status to fulfill his campaign pledge of mass deportations.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
The film stars Sofia Carson as Anna, an ambitious young American woman who sets out for Oxford University to fulfill a lifelong dream, and Queen Charlotte star Corey Mylchreest as Jamie, a charming professor.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2025
Second, consider the amount of effort taken to fulfill the task.
—Chris Talgo, Boston Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fulfill
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“Fulfill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fulfill. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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fulfill
verb
ful·fill
variants
or fulfil
fulfilled; fulfilling
1
: accomplish
fulfill a promise
2
: to measure up to : satisfy
fulfill requirements
fulfiller
noun
fulfillment
noun
-mənt
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