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UK [fʊlˈfɪl] / US verb [transitive]
Word forms "fulfil":
present tense I/you/we/they fulfil he/she/it fulfils present participle fulfilling past tense fulfilled past participle fulfilled
Get it right: fulfil:
The verb fulfil has only one "l" in the middle (unlike the adjective full, which has a double "l").
Wrong: Life is too short to enable man to fullfil his dreams.
Right: Life is too short to enable man to fulfil his dreams. Note that in British English, there is one "l" at the end of the verb: fulfil
In American English, there are two "l's at the end: fulfill
In both British and American English, the final "l" is doubled in the forms fulfilled and fulfilling:
Wrong: a duty that must be fulfiled
Right: a duty that must be fulfilled
1) to do a particular job, or to have a particular purpose
fulfil a function/role/purpose:

The church fulfils a necessary role in this town.

We know which part of the human brain fulfils this function.

2) to reach a particular standard, or to have the qualities that are necessary for something
fulfil requirements/criteria:

Do you fulfil the entry requirements for the course?

fulfil conditions:

Aid is dependent on certain political conditions being fulfilled.

3) to achieve something that you wanted to do, or to get something that you hoped for
fulfil a dream/ambition:

The journey fulfilled a long-cherished dream.

fulfil an aim/objective:

They hope to fulfil their objectives by 2004.

fulfil someone's expectations (= be as good as they expect):

Supporters feel that the team has not fulfilled their expectations.

4)
a) to do what you must do, for example as part of a job
fulfil an obligation/duty/commitment:

Landlords who refuse to fulfil their obligations may be liable to fines.

b) to do what you have said you will do
fulfil a promise/pledge:

The government has failed to fulfil its election promises.

5) to make you happy and satisfied because you are using your abilities

Being a wife and mother doesn't really fulfil me.

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English dictionary. 2014.

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