Betekenis van fulfil In het Nederlands

• 0 to do something that is expected, hoped for, or promised, or to cause it to happen:

  • A school fails if it does not fulfil the needs/requirements of its pupils.

  • At the age of 45, she finally fulfilled her ambition to run a marathon.

  • Zoos fulfil an important function in the protection of rare species.

  • He has failed to fulfil his duties as a father.

  • We're looking for a very specific sort of person and this woman seems to fulfil all of our criteria.

  • So did the course fulfil all your expectations?

  • We're suing our suppliers for failing to fulfil their contract.

• 1 to satisfy someone or to make someone feel happy:

  • I don't feel that my present way of life really fulfils me.

  • I've finally found a job in which I can fulfil myself (= completely develop my abilities and interests).

• 2 to do something that is necessary, or to cause it to happen:

  • fulfil a contract We're suing our suppliers for failing to fulfil their contract.

  • fulfil a duty/an obligation/a promise It is vital that we fulfil our obligations to creditors.

  • fulfil the terms/conditions/requirements They claimed that the goods did not fulfil the terms of the agreement.

  • fulfil a need The new product has been thoroughly researched and will definitely fulfil a need that customers have expressed.

• 3 to do something that is expected, hoped for, or promised, or to cause it to happen:

  • fulfil your potential/promise He enjoys seeing his staff fulfil their potential.

  • Some of my shares have yet to fulfil their promise.

  • fulfil an aim/objective She felt that she had failed to fulfil her objectives for the year.

• 4 to supply what has been ordered:

  • fulfil an order

  • Orders are fulfilled on a first-come-first-served basis.

• 5 to have a particular purpose:

  • fulfil a role/function

  • Outsourcing primarily fulfils the function of lowering cost levels.

• 6 to satisfy someone or make them happy:

  • I'm looking for work that will fulfil me.

  • fulfil yourself He felt that he had been able to fulfil himself in his career.