fulfil

(present participle fulfilling, past tense and past participle fulfilled) UK ( US fulfill)

/fʊlˈfɪl/ verb

Translation

fulfil a duty/promise/responsibility, etc › to do something that you have promised to do or that you are expected to do

bir görevi/vaadi/sorumluluğu vb. yerine getirmek/yapmak

He has failed to fulfil his duties as a father.1175

fulfil an ambition/dream/goal, etc › to do something that you really wanted to do

bir isteği/hayali/amacı gerçekleştirmek

She has finally fulfilled her childhood ambition to swim with dolphins.1848979

fulfil a function/need/role, etc › to do something that is necessary or useful

bir işlevi/gereksinimi/rolü vb. yerine getirmek/yapmak

You seem to fulfil a very useful role in the organization.1832

fulfil criteria/requirements/qualifications, etc › to have all the qualities that are wanted or needed for something

kritere/gerekliliklere/niteliklere vb. haiz/sahip olmak

You have to fulfil certain requirements to qualify for the competition.1848

(Definition of fulfil verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

real or true

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