Fulfil — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

put in effect

fill or meet a want or need

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fʊlfˈɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/fʊlfˈɪl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fʊlfˈɪl/

2 syllables Say it as /fʊlfˈɪl/.

Examples

carry out a task
execute the decision of the people
He actioned the operation

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

accomplish fill execute meet carry through fulfill live up to satisfy action carry out

Antonyms

fall short of

Parts of Speech

verb	put in effect “carry out a task”
verb	fill or meet a want or need
verb	meet the requirements or expectations of

Word Forms

accomplishable	adjective	capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do
accomplishment	noun	the action of accomplishing something
executive	adjective	having the function of carrying out plans or orders etc.
execution	noun	the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order
fulfillment	noun	the act of consummating something (a desire or promise etc)
fulfilment	noun	the act of consummating something (a desire or promise etc)
satisfactory	adjective	meeting requirements
satisfaction	noun	act of fulfilling a desire or need or appetite
satisfier	noun	any agent capable of producing satisfaction
fill	noun	a quantity sufficient to satisfy

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

erfüllen

in Kraft setzen

🇫🇷French

remplir

mettre en vigueur

🇪🇸Spanish

realizar

poner en vigor

🇮🇹Italian

adempiere

mettere in atto

🇳🇱Dutch

vervullen

van kracht worden

🇵🇹Portuguese

completar

colocar em vigor

🇷🇺Russian

выполнить

ввести в действие

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पूरा

प्रभाव में लाना

🇧🇩Bengali

পূরণ

কার্যকর করা

🇮🇳Tamil

நிறைவேற்று

அமலுக்கு வந்தது

🇮🇳Telugu

నెరవేరుస్తాయి

అమలులోకి తెచ్చారు

🇮🇳Marathi

पूर्ण करणे

अंमलात आणणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પરિપૂર્ણ

અમલમાં મૂકવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೂರೈಸಿ

ಜಾರಿಗೆ ತಂದರು

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിറവേറ്റുക

പ്രാബല്യത്തിൽ വെച്ചു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੂਰਾ ਕਰੋ

ਲਾਗੂ ਕੀਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

پورا

اثر میں ڈالو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

实现

付诸实施

🇯🇵Japanese

満たす

発効する

🇰🇷Korean

다하다

시행하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thực hiện

có hiệu lực

🇹🇭Thai

เติมเต็ม

มีผลบังคับใช้

🇮🇩Indonesian

memenuhi

diberlakukan

🇵🇭Filipino

tuparin

ipatupad

🇲🇾Malay

memenuhi

dikuatkuasakan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بكمل

وضع حيز التنفيذ

🇮🇷Persian

برآورده کند

به اجرا گذاشته شود

🇹🇷Turkish

yerine getirmek

yürürlüğe koymak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְמַלֵא

להוציא לפועל

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The primary meaning of 'fulfil' is 'put in effect'.

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