51Թ

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fulfil

[ fool-fil ]

verb (used with object)

fulfilled, fulfilling.
  1. Chiefly British. a variant of fulfill.


fulfil

/ ʊˈɪ /

verb

  1. to bring about the completion or achievement of (a desire, promise, etc)
  2. to carry out or execute (a request, etc)
  3. to conform with or satisfy (regulations, demands, etc)
  4. to finish or reach the end of

    he fulfilled his prison sentence

  5. fulfil oneself
    to achieve one's potential or desires
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Derived Forms

  • ڳܱˈھԳ, noun
  • ڳܱˈھ, noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fulfil1

Old English fulfyllan
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But could the Trump tariffs inadvertently help fulfil some of that promise?

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Time will tell whether Tuchel can fulfil his mission by lifting the World Cup in 16 months' time.

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He is now bringing up his two sons alone and said the young family "had so many hopes and dreams for the future that we'll never get to fulfil".

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"It amounts to the clearest failure on the part of the defendant to fulfil the public sector equality duty."

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And for Ukraine and its Western partners. many of them are going to prove unacceptable or impossible to fulfil.

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