fulfilment
The act of fulfilling or the state or quality of being fulfilledThe act of fulfilling or the state or quality of being fulfilled; consummation; completion; realization.
» Everyone needs to achieve professional success and personal fulfilment.
Meaning
3 senses(UK, countable, uncountable)The act of fulfilling or the state or quality of being fulfilled; consummation; completion; realization.
To achieve fulfilment of one's hopes.
Fulfilment of contractual obligations.
Erfüllung
выполне́ниеvypolnénije
викона́нняvykonánnja
(UK, countable, uncountable)A feeling of satisfaction obtained from one's aspirations or needs being fulfilled.
What brings you fulfilment in life?
Personal fulfilment comes from having a sense of purpose.
a feeling of satisfaction at having achieved your desires
(UK, countable, uncountable)The activities performed once an order is received to fulfill the order; packaging, distributing and shipping goods.
Examples
2 sentencesEveryone needs to achieve professional success and personal fulfilment.
His times were to see the beginning and the carrying forward, to some quite serious degree, of the fulfilment of these words.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English fulfillen, from Old English fullfyllan, from full (“full”) + fyllan (“From Middle English fulfillen, from Old English fullfyllan, from full (“full”) + fyllan (“to fill”). Equivalent to fulfill + -ment.
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Forms
plural: fulfilmentsSynonyms
2 synonyms- the act of consummating something (a desire or promise etc.):fulfillment
- a feeling of satisfaction at having achieved your desires:fulfillment
Word family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable