fulfilment

ful·fill

also ful·fil (fo͝ol-fĭl′)

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

1. To bring into actuality; effect or make real: fulfilled their promises; fulfilled her dream.

2. To do, perform, or obey (a task or order, for example); carry out.

3. To meet (a requirement or condition); satisfy. See Synonyms at satisfy.

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

ful·fill′er n.

ful·fill′ment, ful·fil′ment n.

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Noun	1.	fulfilment - a feeling of satisfaction at having achieved your desires fulfillment satisfaction - the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation; "the chef tasted the sauce with great satisfaction"
	2.	fulfilment - the act of consummating something (a desire or promise etc) fulfillment consummation - the act of bringing to completion or fruition self-fulfillment, self-realisation, self-realization - the fulfillment of your capacities

fulfilment

noun achievement, effecting, implementation, carrying out or through, end, crowning, discharge, discharging, completion, perfection, accomplishment, realization, attainment, observance, consummation I will allow no hesitation in the fulfilment of the reforms.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

fulfillment

also fulfilment
noun

The condition of being fulfilled:

consummation, culmination, fruition, materialization, realization.

Translations

إنْجاز، تَنْفيذ، تَحْقيق

naplněnísplnění

opfyldelsetilfredsstillelse

Abarbeitung Erfüllung

realización

accomplissement

beteljesedés

uppfylling, efnd; fullnæging

compimento realizzazione adempimento

innfrielse oppfyllelse tilfredsstillelse

выполнение

izpolnitev

tatminyerine getirme

完成履行

fulfilment

fulfillment (US) [fʊlˈfɪl>mənt] N

1. [of duty, promise, order] → cumplimiento m

2. [of condition, requirement, need] → satisfacción f

3. [of ambition, potential] → realización f

4. (= satisfied feeling) → realización f, satisfacción f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

fulfilment

fulfillment [fʊlˈfɪlmənt] n [wish, dream] → réalisation f

(= satisfaction) → épanouissement f
a great sense of fulfilment → un grand sentiment d'épanouissement

[promise] → réalisation f
in fulfilment of a promise → pour tenir une promesse

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

fulfilment

, (US) fulfillment

n → Erfüllung f; to bring something to fulfilment → etw zur Erfüllung bringen; to come to fulfilment → in Erfüllung gehen; (life’s work) → seine Erfüllung finden; to lead to the fulfilment of something → etw in Erfüllung gehen lassen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

fulfilment

fulfillment (Am) [fʊlˈfɪlmənt] n (see vb) → compimento, mantenimento, realizzazione f, soddisfazione f, appagamento, esecuzione f
sense of fulfilment → soddisfazione

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

fulfil

(fulˈfil) verb – past tense, past participle fulˈfilled –

1. to carry out or perform (a task, promise etc). He always fulfils his promises.

2. to satisfy (requirements). He fulfilled all the requirements for the job.

fulˈfilled adjective

(of a person) satisfied, having achieved everything he or she needs to have and to do. With her family and her career, she is a very fulfilled person.

fulˈfilment noun

fulfil begins with ful- (not full-) and ends with -fil (not -fill); the past tense is fulfilled and present participle fulfilling.

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All present now recollected the prediction of the Indian at daybreak, and were struck with what appeared to be its fulfilment. They called to mind, also, a long catalogue of foregone presentiments and predictions made at various times by the Delaware, and, in their superstitious credulity, began to consider him a veritable seer; without thinking how natural it was to predict danger, and how likely to have the prediction verified in the present instance, when various signs gave evidence of a lurking foe.

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In returning the extracts sent with it, he will refrain from mentioning any personal objection which he may entertain to this species of literature, and will merely say that the proposed additions to the manuscript are not necessary to the fulfilment of the purpose that he has in view."

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When we arrive at the summit of our wishes, success has usually the power to drive away sleep on the first night after the fulfilment of long cherished hopes.

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That road open to enterprise and courage invites the explorer of coasts to new efforts towards the fulfilment of great expectations.

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The emphasis on the history of thought also seemed to me very timely; and the number of important works promised for the Library in the very near future augur well for the continued fulfilment, in this and other ways, of the expectations of the original editor.

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Many historic vows had met with sadly less lucky fulfilment.

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By those best acquainted with his habits, the paleness of the young minister's cheek was accounted for by his too earnest devotion to study, his scrupulous fulfilment of parochial duty, and more than all, to the fasts and vigils of which he made a frequent practice, in order to keep the grossness of this earthly state from clogging and obscuring his spiritual lamp.

Dimmesdale, when, in fulfilment of this pledge, he requested old Roger Chillingworth's professional advice, "I could be well content that my labours, and my sorrows, and my sins, and my pains, should shortly end with me, and what is earthly of them be buried in my grave, and the spiritual go with me to my eternal state, rather than that you should put your skill to the proof in my behalf.

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Indeed, in some sort, they were not grieved at this event, at least as a portent; for they regarded it, not as a foreshadowing of evil in the future, but as the fulfilment of an evil already presaged.

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But all the same he did not enjoy his good fortune, for he could not forget his compact with the nixy, and he knew that sooner or later she would demand his fulfilment of it.

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"Lord," thought I, "pardon my offences, and send me fulfilment of all my desires;" and as I passed a church I crossed myself, repented of my sins, and reminded myself that I was unworthy to hold communication with the Lord God.

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LET us hurry to the walls," said Abel-Phittim to Buzi-Ben-Levi and Simeon the Pharisee, on the tenth day of the month Thammuz, in the year of the world three thousand nine hundred and fortyone--let us hasten to the ramparts adjoining the gate of Benjamin, which is in the city of David, and overlooking the camp of the uncircumcised; for it is the last hour of the fourth watch, being sunrise; and the idolaters, in fulfilment of the promise of Pompey, should be awaiting us with the lambs for the sacrifices."