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fulfill
English
Alternative forms
- (UK) fulfil
Etymology
From Middle English fulfillen, from Old English fullfyllan (“to fill full”), corresponding to ful- +? fill.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f?l?f?l/, /f??f?l/
- Rhymes: -?l
Verb
fulfill (third-person singular simple present fulfills, present participle fulfilling, simple past and past participle fulfilled) (American spelling)
- To satisfy, carry out, bring to completion (an obligation, a requirement, etc.).
- To emotionally or artistically satisfy; to develop one's gifts to the fullest.
- To obey, follow, comply with (a rule, requirement etc.).
- (business) To package, distribute, or ship goods.
- (archaic) To fill full; fill to the utmost capacity; fill up.
- 1870, James Thomson, The City of Dreadful Night
- The silence which benumbs or strains the sense
- Fulfils with awe the soul's despair unweeping
- 1870, James Thomson, The City of Dreadful Night
Derived terms
- fulfilled
- fulfilling
- fulfillable
- (chiefly US) fulfillment; (UK) fulfilment
- unfulfilled
Translations
fulfill From the web:
- what fulfills you
- what fulfilled means
- what fulfills me
- what fulfills you podcast
- what fulfilled the new birth of freedom
- what fulfilled by amazon means
- what fulfills you in life
- what fulfills me quiz
finish
English
Etymology
From Middle English finishen, finisshen, finischen, from Old French finiss-, stem of some of the conjugated forms of finir, from Latin f?n?re, present active infinitive of f?ni?.
Pronunciation
- enPR: f?n'?sh, IPA(key): /?f?n??/
- Homophone: Finnish
Noun
finish (plural finishes)
- An end; the end of anything.
- A protective coating given to wood or metal and other surfaces.
- The result of any process changing the physical or chemical properties of cloth.
- A finishing touch; careful elaboration; polish.
- (sports) A shot on goal, especially one that ends in a goal.
Translations
Verb
finish (third-person singular simple present finishes, present participle finishing, simple past and past participle finished)
- (transitive) To complete (something).
- (transitive) To apply a treatment to (a surface or similar).
- (transitive) To change an animal's food supply in the months before it is due for slaughter, with the intention of fattening the animal.
- (intransitive) To come to an end.
- (transitive) To put an end to; to destroy.
- These rumours could finish your career.
- (intransitive) To reach orgasm.
Usage notes
- (transitive, to complete): This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (the -ing form). See Appendix:English catenative verbs
Antonyms
- (to complete): initiate, begin, start
Derived terms
- nice guys finish last
Translations
Related terms
- finish line
- finishing school
Anagrams
- fishin'
Danish
Etymology
From English finish.
Noun
finish c (singular definite finishen, not used in plural form)
- (the appearance after) fine-tuning, finishing touch
- finish (a spectacular end in a race or a competition)
Further reading
- “finish” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?f?.n??/
- Hyphenation: fi?nish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English finish.
Noun
finish m (uncountable)
- finish; end
Derived terms
- finishlijn
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
finish
- first-person singular present indicative of finishen
- imperative of finishen
finish From the web:
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- what finish for kitchen cabinets
- what finish to paint cabinets
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