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Traditional English :: fulfil
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fulfil.html - v.tr. (US fulfill) (fulfilled, fulfilling) 1 bring to consummation, carry out (a prophecy or promise). 2 satisfy (a desire or prayer). 3 a execute, obey (a command or law). b perform, carry out (a task). 4 comply with (conditions). 5 answer (a purpose). 6 bring to an end, finish, complete (a period or piece of work). fulfil oneself develop one's gifts and character to the full. fulfillable adj. fulfiller n. fulfilment n. (US fulfillment). [OE fullfyllan (as FULL(1), FILL)] |
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Traditional English :: fulfil
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fulfil.html - v.tr. (US fulfill) (fulfilled, fulfilling) 1 bring to consummation, carry out (a prophecy or promise). 2 satisfy (a desire or prayer). 3 a execute, obey (a command or law). b perform, carry out (a task). 4 comply with (conditions). 5 answer (a purpose). 6 bring to an end, finish, complete (a period or piece of work). fulfil oneself develop one's gifts and character to the full. fulfillable adj. fulfiller n. fulfilment n. (US fulfillment). [OE fullfyllan (as FULL(1), FILL)] |
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Traditional English :: fulfil
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fulfil.html - v.tr. (US fulfill) (fulfilled, fulfilling) 1 bring to consummation, carry out (a prophecy or promise). 2 satisfy (a desire or prayer). 3 a execute, obey (a command or law). b perform, carry out (a task). 4 comply with (conditions). 5 answer (a purpose). 6 bring to an end, finish, complete (a period or piece of work). fulfil oneself develop one's gifts and character to the full. fulfillable adj. fulfiller n. fulfilment n. (US fulfillment). [OE fullfyllan (as FULL(1), FILL)] |
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English Idioms :: full
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fulfil.html - See: HAVE ONE'S HANDS FULL, IN FULL SWING, TO THE FULL. |
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English Idioms :: full blast
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fulfil.html - {adv.} At full capacity. * /With all the research money at their disposal, the new computer firm was going ahead full blast./ |
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English Idioms :: full of oneself
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fulfil.html - {adj. phr.}, {informal} Interested only in yourself. * /Joe would be a nice boy if he would stop being so full of himself./ Compare: BIG HEAD. |
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