--- title: fulfillment — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «fulfillment» in the school dictionary: Fulfillment is the act of carrying out a promise or wish, or the feeling of having it come true. (British spelling: fulfilment). 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [fulfillment in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fulfillment.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} Fulfillment is the act of carrying out a promise or wish, or the feeling of having it come true. (British spelling: fulfilment). *Sentence 1:* Fulfillment is the act of carrying out a promise or wish, or the feeling of having it come true. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:fulfillment:m1:1 # text = Fulfillment is the act of carrying out a promise or wish, or the feeling of having it come true. 1 Fulfillment fulfillment NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 act act NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 5 of of SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 6 carrying carry VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 4 acl _ _ 7 out out ADP RP _ 6 compound:prt _ _ 8 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 promise promise NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 10 or or CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 11 wish wish NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 13 or or CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 feeling feeling NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 appos _ _ 16 of of SCONJ IN _ 17 mark _ _ 17 having have VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 15 acl _ _ 18 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 17 obj _ _ 19 come come VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 17 xcomp _ _ 20 true true ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 19 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 21 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | Fulfillment | the act | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **carry out** | gerund | the act *not said here* | a promise or wish | | | | | vn act-114 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent promise=Eventuality | | 3 | **have** | gerund | the feeling *not said here* | Fulfillment | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **come** | infinitive | Fulfillment *not said here* | | | | | true *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | 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. *Sentence 2:* (British spelling: fulfilment). ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:fulfillment:m1:2 # text = (British spelling: fulfilment). 1 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 British British ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 spelling spelling NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 : : PUNCT : _ 5 punct _ _ 5 fulfilment fulfilment NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ## Example 1 {#x1} The fulfillment of his wish made him happy. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:fulfillment:x1:1 # text = The fulfillment of his wish made him happy. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 fulfillment fulfillment NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 5 wish wish NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 6 made make VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 obj _ _ 8 happy happy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 9 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **make** | past | the fulfillment of fulfillment's wish | him *= he* | | | | happy *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset he=Product | | 2 | **fulfill** | | | fulfillment's wish | | | | | nom fulfillment «feeling transitive»: of=patient | | 3 | **wish** | | fulfillment | | | | | | nom wish «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent | ## Example 2 {#x2} Winning the race was the fulfillment of her dream. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:fulfillment:x2:1 # text = Winning the race was the fulfillment of her dream. 1 Winning win VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 6 csubj _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 race race NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 fulfillment fulfillment NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 7 of of ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 9 dream dream NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 10 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **win** | gerund | | the race | | | | | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent race=Eventuality | | 2 | **is a** | past | Winning | the fulfillment | | | | of her dream | tree rules | | 3 | **dream** | | her *= she* | | | | | | nom dream «cognition transitive»: poss=agent | ## Example 3 {#x3} The prophecy came to fulfillment. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:fulfillment:x3:1 # text = The prophecy came to fulfillment. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 prophecy prophecy NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 to to ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 fulfillment fulfillment NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 6 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **come** | past | the prophecy | | | fulfillment | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to fulfillment=Initial\_Location | **Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License. - ← previous: [fulfilled](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fulfilled/) - next →: [fulfilment](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fulfilment/) - ↑ back to [F in school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/)