also ful·fil tr.v., -filled, -fill·ing, -fills also -fils.

1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises.
2. To carry out (an order, for example).
3. To measure up to; satisfy. See synonyms at perform, satisfy.
4. To bring to an end; complete.

[Middle English fulfillen, from Old English fullfyllan : full, full; see full¹ + fyllan, to fill; see fill.]

fulfiller ful·fill'er n.
fulfillment ful·fill'ment or ful·fil'ment n.

also fulfil

verb

1. To carry out the functions, requirements, or terms of: discharge, do, execute, exercise, implement, keep, perform. Idioms: live up to. See do/not do.
2. To grant or have what is demanded by (a need or desire): appease, content, gratify, indulge, satisfy. See give/take/reciprocity.
3. To supply fully or completely: answer, fill, meet¹, satisfy. See do/not do.

v

Definition: bring to completion, finish
Antonyms: fail, fall short, miss, neglect

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IN BRIEF: To make happen.

We will always tend to fulfill our own expectation of ourselves.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - opfylde, indfri, fuldføre

Français (French)
v. tr. - réaliser, accomplir, respecter, répondre à

Deutsch (German)
v. - erfüllen, ausführen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εκπληρώνω, πραγματώνω, δικαιώνω, έχω τις προϋποθέσεις, ανταποκρίνομαι (σε απαιτήσεις κ.λπ.), (για προφητείες) επαληθεύομαι

Italiano (Italian)
compiere, adempiere, soddisfare a

Português (Portuguese)
v. - satisfazer (cumprir)

Русский (Russian)
выполнять, осуществлять, удовлетворять, завершать, реализовать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - llevar a cabo, consumar, cumplir, realizar, observar, seguir, satisfacer, desempeñar, servir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - uppfylla, motsvara

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
实践, 实行, 履行

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 實踐, 實行, 履行

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 실행하다, 수행하다, 충족시키다, 완료하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 果たす, 遂げる, 満たす

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הגשים, מילא, ביצע, קיים, ציית, השלים‬

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