past and past participle
Completed what was promised, agreed, or required.
She fulfilled her promise to call every week.
The promise was fulfilled at last.
American English
How to pronounce fulfilled
verb · adjectiveB2Common word
fʊlFIHLD
/fʊlˈfɪld̚/
2 syllables · Stress the second syllable.
Form of fulfill
Completed what was promised, agreed, or required.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
past and past participle
Met a rule, requirement, or condition so that something was accepted or allowed.
This course fulfilled the state education requirement.
All the requirements had been fulfilled.
past and past participle
Made a hope, dream, or ambition become real.
Winning the scholarship fulfilled her dream of studying abroad.
His lifelong ambition was finally fulfilled.
past and past participle
Provided what a person, group, or situation needed.
The new clinic fulfilled a real need in the neighborhood.
The program has fulfilled the demand for evening classes.
Useful expressions
to develop all your abilities and achieve what you can
With the right support, he can fulfill his potential.
Related words & forms
American English uses fulfill with two l's; fulfilled and fulfilling also keep the two l's. British English often uses fulfil.
fulfillmentnoun: a feeling of satisfaction from achieving something important or living a meaningful lifefulfillingadjective: giving you a sense of purpose or satisfactionfulfilledadjective: satisfied because your life has meaning or purposeunfulfilledadjective: not achieved, completed, or satisfied