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verb [T] (MAKE HAPPEN) (-ll-) (US usually fulfill) /fʊlˈfɪl/Definition
C1 to do something that is expected, hoped for, or promised, or to cause it to happen: A school fails if it does not fulfil the needs/requirements of its pupils. At the age of 45, she finally fulfilled her ambition to run a marathon. Zoos fulfil an important function in the protection of rare species. He has failed to fulfil his duties as a father. We're looking for a very specific sort of person and this woman seems to fulfil all of our criteria. So did the course fulfil all your expectations? We're suing our suppliers for failing to fulfil their contract.Causing things to happenSucceeding, achieving and fulfilling
(Definition of fulfil verb (MAKE HAPPEN) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- accomplish verb
- achieve verb
- acquit verb
- attain verb
- be a hard/tough act to follow idiom
- do the job idiom
- do/work wonders idiom
- excel verb
- execute verb (DO)
- follow (sth) through phrasal verb
- measure up phrasal verb
- necessity is the mother of invention idiom
- never look back idiom
- not put a foot wrong idiom
- notch sth up phrasal verb
- win through phrasal verb
- wish-fulfillment noun
- work wonders/miracles idiom
- work/go like a dream idiom
- you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs idiom
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