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title: fulfil — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «fulfil» in the school dictionary: To do what you promised or what is needed: «fulfil a promise». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# fulfil

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** you, they, Christians, Jesus, He, his · **What happens:** do, promise, need, fulfil, make, hope · **To what, where:** promise, dream, need, someone, prophecies, grandma · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«fulfil» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [fulfil in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fulfil.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To do what you promised or what is needed: «fulfil a promise».

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fulfil:m1:1
# text = To do what you promised or what is needed: «fulfil a promise».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	obj	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	promised	promise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	needed	need	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	fulfil	fulfil	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	promise	promise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **promise** *speech: promise* | past | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn promise-37.13 «NP V NP that S»: agent=Agent what=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **need** | present · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: subject=Theme |
| 4 | **fulfil** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | a promise |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To make a dream, wish or hope come true.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fulfil:m2:1
# text = To make a dream, wish or hope come true.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	dream	dream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	wish	wish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	hope	hope	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
9	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
10	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | a dream |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset dream=Product |
| 2 | **hope** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 3 | **come** *not said to happen* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | true *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To meet a need or a requirement.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fulfil:m3:1
# text = To meet a need or a requirement.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	meet	meet	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	need	need	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	requirement	requirement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **meet** | to-infinitive |  | a need or a requirement |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent need=Co-Agent |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To make someone feel happy and satisfied with what they do.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fulfil:m4:1
# text = To make someone feel happy and satisfied with what they do.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	feel	feel	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	satisfied	satisfied	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	obl	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | someone |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset someone=Product |
| 2 | **feel** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | happy *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **do** | present | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: Bible — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Of a prophecy: to come true, as Christians believe Jesus fulfilled the prophecies.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fulfil:m5:1
# text = Of a prophecy: to come true, as Christians believe Jesus fulfilled the prophecies.
1	Of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	prophecy	prophecy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	come	come	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
11	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
12	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	fulfilled	fulfil	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	ccomp	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	prophecies	prophecy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | of a prophecy; true *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme of prophecy=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **believe** | present | Christians |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **fulfil** | past | Jesus | the prophecies |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He fulfilled his promise and visited his grandma every week.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fulfil:x1:1
# text = He fulfilled his promise and visited his grandma every week.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fulfilled	fulfil	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	promise	promise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	visited	visit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fulfil** | past | He | his promise |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **visit** | past | He *not said here* | his grandma |  |  | week |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grandma=Co-Agent |
| 3 | **promise** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom promise «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She fulfilled her dream of swimming in the sea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fulfil:x2:1
# text = She fulfilled her dream of swimming in the sea.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fulfilled	fulfil	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	dream	dream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	swimming	swimming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fulfil** | past | She | her dream of swimming |  | the sea |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **dream** |  | her *= she* | swimming |  |  |  |  | nom dream «cognition transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This job fulfils me; I love helping people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fulfil:x3:1
# text = This job fulfils me; I love helping people.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fulfils	fulfil	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	helping	help	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	xcomp	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fulfil** | present | this job | me |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **love** | present | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **help** *not said to happen* | gerund | I *not said here* |  | people |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Beneficiary |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Your project must fulfil all the rules on the sheet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fulfil:x4:1
# text = Your project must fulfil all the rules on the sheet.
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	project	project	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	fulfil	fulfil	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	7	det:predet	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	sheet	sheet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fulfil** | must | Your project | all rules |  | the sheet |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **project** |  | Your |  |  |  |  |  | nom project «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Christians believe Jesus fulfilled the words of the prophets.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fulfil:x5:1
# text = Christians believe Jesus fulfilled the words of the prophets.
1	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	fulfilled	fulfil	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | present | Christians |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **fulfil** | past | Jesus | the words of the prophets |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **word** |  |  | the prophets |  |  |  |  | nom word «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The knight fulfilled his quest and returned home.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fulfil:x6:1
# text = The knight fulfilled his quest and returned home.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	knight	knight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fulfilled	fulfil	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	quest	quest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	returned	return	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	home	home	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fulfil** | past | the knight | knight's quest |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **return** | past | the knight *not said here* |  |  |  |  | home *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **quest** |  | knight |  |  |  |  |  | nom quest «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
May the good ever-loving God fulfil your loveliest dream!”

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fulfil:x7:1
# text = May the good ever-loving God fulfil your loveliest dream!”
1	May	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
3	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
4	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	loving	love	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	amod	_	_
7	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	fulfil	fulfil	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	loveliest	lovely	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	11	amod	_	_
11	dream	dream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | gerund |  |  |  |  | ever |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **fulfil** | may | the good loving God | your loveliest dream |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **dream** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom dream «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

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