fulfil

BrE, fulfill AmE /fUl'fIl/ verb (T)

1 if a hope, promise, wish etc is fulfilled, the thing that you had hoped, promised, wanted etc happens or is done: Visiting Disneyland has fulfilled a boyhood dream. | Eisenhower finally fulfilled his election pledge to end the war in Korea.

2 fulfil a need to provide something that someone needs

3 fulfil a requirement/condition to reach a standard that is necessary, especially one that has been officially decided: Much of the electrical equipment failed to fulfill safety requirements.

4 fulfil a role/function/duty etc to do the things you are supposed or expected to do because of your job, position in society etc: Does the established Church fulfil any useful function in modern society?

5 if your work fulfils you, it makes you feel satisfied because you are using all your skills, qualities etc

6 fulfil yourself to feel satisfied because you are using all your skills, qualities etc: She succeeded in fulfilling herself both as an actress and as a mother.

7 fulfil your potential to be as successful as you possibly could be: While he is very competent, he is not really fulfilling his potential.

8 fulfil a prediction/prophecy to happen in a way someone has said something would happen