FULFILLED

fulfilled

(adjective) completed to perfection

FULFILL

fit, conform to, meet, satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil

(verb) fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condtion ro restriction; “does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?”; “This job doesn’t match my dreams”; “meet a need”

satisfy, fulfill, fulfil, live up to

(verb) meet the requirements or expectations of

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

fulfilled

simple past tense and past participle of fulfill (US) or fulfil (UK)

Adjective

fulfilled (comparative more fulfilled, superlative most fulfilled)

Emotionally satisfied; feeling a sense of fulfilment.

Source: Wiktionary


FULFILL

Ful*fill", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fulfilled; p. pr. & vb. n. Fulfilling.] Etym: [OE. fulfillen, fulfullen, AS. fulfyllan; ful full + fyllan to fill. See Full, a., and Fill, v. t.] [Written also fulfil.]

1. To fill up; to make full or complete. [Obs.] "Fulfill her week" Gen. xxix. 27. Suffer thou that the children be fulfilled first, for it is not good to take the bread of children and give to hounds. Wyclif (Mark vii. 27).

2. To accomplish or carry into effect, as an intention, promise, or prophecy, a desire, prayer, or requirement, etc.; to complete by performance; to answer the requisitions of; to bring to pass, as a purpose or design; to effectuate. He will, fulfill the desire of them fear him. Ps. cxlv. 199. Here Nature seems fulfilled in all her ends. Milton. Servants must their masters' minds fulfill. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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26 November 2024

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(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.

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