April 2008
FULFILMENT
Fulfilment:
noun: the act of consummating something (a desire or promise etc)
noun: a feeling of satisfaction at having achieved your desires
Fulfilment:
Main Entry: ful·fill
Variant(s): or ful·fil /fu(l)-'fil also f&(l)-/
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): ful·filled; ful·fill·ing
Etymology: Middle English fulfillen, from Old English fullfyllan, from full + fyllan to fill
Meanings:
- archaic : to make full : FILL <her subtle, warm, and golden breath ... fulfills him with beatitude -- Alfred Tennyson>
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- to put into effect: EXECUTE
- to meet the requirements of (a business order)
- to bring to an end
- to measure up to: SATISFY
- to convert into reality
to develop the full potentialities of
Synonym see PERFORM
ful·fill·er noun
ful·fill·ment or ful·fil·ment: noun