fulfillen
Middle English
Alternative forms
- ffol-ffulle, folfulle, fulfil, fulfill, fulfille, fulfulle, fulfyl, fulfyll, fulfylle, fullefille, fullfill
- fulvullen, volvulle (Southern)
- volvelle (Kent)
Etymology
From Old English fullfyllan; equivalent to ful- + fillen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fulˈfɛlən/, /fulˈfilən/, /fulˈfulən/
Verb
fulfillen (third-person singular simple present fulfilleth, present participle fulfillynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative fulfilde, past participle fulfild)
- To perform or do (a deed):
- To fulfil a task or duty.
- To fulfil a prophecy or prediction.
- To fill; to make something full:
- (figuratively) To suffuse or instill; to fill with.
- To satisfy; to make happy or satiated.
- To finish or end; to become or make complete:
- (of time) To pass or end.
- (rare, of people) To live (for a specified time)
- To replace or supply; to be substituted for.
- To be full of; to spread throughout.
- (rare) To hold a position.
- (rare) To cause or accomplish.
Conjugation
Conjugation of fulfillen (weak in -ed/-de)
infinitive | (to) fulfillen, fulfille | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | fulfille | fulfilled, fulfilde | |
2nd-person singular | fulfillest | fulfilledest, fulfildest | |
3rd-person singular | fulfilleth | fulfilled, fulfilde | |
subjunctive singular | fulfille | ||
imperative singular | — | ||
plural1 | fulfillen, fulfille | fulfilleden, fulfillede, fulfilden, fulfilde | |
imperative plural | fulfilleth, fulfille | — | |
participles | fulfillynge, fulfillende | fulfilled, fulfild |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: fulfill, fulfil
References
- “fulfillen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.