fulfilling

fulfil ful‧fil [fʊlˈfɪl] , fulfill verb fulfilled _PTandPP fulfilling _PRESPART [transitive]

1. if a hope, promise etc is fulfilled, the thing that you had hoped for, promised etc happens or is done:

• Our aim is to fulfill our clients' wishes as efficiently as possible.

• She is striving to fulfil her ambition to be a fashion designer.

2. fulfil an order MARKETING MANUFACTURING to supply the things that have been ordered:

• a UK company that acquires goods from a Belgian supplier to fulfil an order from a German customer

3. fulfil a contract LAW to do the things that a contract says you must do:

• The seller can fulfil his contract only by delivery of 500 tons of grain from the specified cargo.

• The company is struggling to fulfill its contracts.

4. fulfil a condition/​specification/​requirement etc COMMERCE to reach a standard that is necessary, especially one that has been officially decided:

• Much of the electrical equipment failed to fulfill safety requirements.

• The rental contract sets out the conditions which the tenant is required to fulfil.

5. fulfil a need/​requirement COMMERCE to provide something that someone needs:

• The service will run initially for three months but may become permanent if it fulfils a need.

• It is essential that the agency only sends us applicants who fulfil our requirements.

6. fulfil a role/​function/​duty etc to do the things a person, organization, or machine must do or is expected to do:

• He fulfilled his role as manager very effectively.

• Robots fulfil many dull and tedious jobs on the production line.

7. fulfil an aim/​objective/​goal etc to achieve what you were hoping to do:

• The managers must decide on the policies and priorities that help the company to fulfil its aims.

• There are major goals which businesses fulfill such as maximising the return on capital.

8. if your work fulfils you, it makes you feel satisfied because you are using all your skills or qualities:

• I have rarely seen a person so fulfilled by his work.

— fulfilled adjective :

• I'm sure I'd feel more fulfilled if I had a job that involved working with people.

— fulfilling adjective :

• Being a doctor must be very fulfilling.

9. fulfil your potential HUMAN RESOURCES to be as successful as you could possibly be:

• We are confident that the new sales manager will fulfil his potential.

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fulfilling UK US /fʊlˈfɪlɪŋ/ adjective

► making you feel happy and satisfied: »

He finds working for the government more fulfilling than working in the private sector.