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# fulfilled

«fulfilled» in Mova's school dictionary: **Done or carried out as promised or needed** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb, past form of fulfil (fulfil, fulfils, fulfilled, fulfilling); adjective (fulfilled, more fulfilled)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Done or carried out as promised or needed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fulfilled/#m1)

2) Of a dream or hope: made to come true. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fulfilled/#m2)

3) (adjective) Happy and satisfied because your life or work is meaningful. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fulfilled/#m3)

4) (Bible) Of a prophecy: having come true. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fulfilled/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In stories it shows a promise kept or a dream realised. As an adjective it describes a feeling of deep satisfaction: «she felt fulfilled as a teacher». In church readings: «the scripture was fulfilled». Phrases: a promise fulfilled, feel fulfilled, a fulfilled life.

### examples

- The promise was fulfilled when Dad took us to the beach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fulfilled/#x1)
- Grandma felt fulfilled after years of helping at the food bank. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fulfilled/#x2)
- His wish was fulfilled when the puppy arrived. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fulfilled/#x3)
- All the conditions of the bet were fulfilled. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fulfilled/#x4)
- Christians believe the old prophecies were fulfilled in Jesus. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fulfilled/#x5)
- She led a long and fulfilled life. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fulfilled/#x6)
- The words of promise were fulfilled. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fulfilled/#x7)

### note

Double l in both UK and US spelling. Opposite as an adjective: unfulfilled (feeling something is missing). As a verb, a past form; as an adjective it often follows «feel».

### In the corpora

- [And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.720/)
- [And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week; and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.879/)
- [And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of embalming.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1636/)
- [And seven days were fulfilled, after that the LORD had smitten the river.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.202/)
- [Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.361/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «fulfilled» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fulfilled/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.